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Tag Archives: Japan
Traveling Japan: Arashiyama’s Okochi-Sanso Villa
The Okochi-Sanso Villa in Arashiyama used to be the home of a famous actor named Denjiro Okochi. As I was researching the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest destination, I saw mention of this, read a little about it, saw some beautiful pictures … Continue reading
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Tagged arashiyama, architecture, art, garden, Japan, kyoto, Okochi-Sanso Villa, tea, tea garden
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Traveling Japan: Arashiyama’s Tenryu-ji Temple
We had come to this area primarily for the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, but we found so much more than we had expected. One of the things about the city of Kyoto is that there’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site around … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Travel
Tagged buddhism, Japan, kyoto, rinzia, tenryuji temple, zen, zen buddhism
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Traveling Japan: Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
The Arashiyama area is a “touristy” location, which makes it sound like one of those ugly tourist traps flooded with souvenir shops vomiting cheap goods onto sidewalks. Not so. It does have souvenir tourist shops, but a lot of the … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Miyajima
The island of Itsukushima and the Itsukushima Shrine on the island are popularly known as Miyajima. I had no idea this place existed until one of my traveling companions requested to go there on one of our day trips. Staying … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food & Drink, Travel
Tagged deer, hiroshima, Itsukushima, Japan, miyajima
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Traveling Japan: August 6th, 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing
I thought it appropriate to post about my trip to Hiroshima, Japan on the actual 70th year anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States in World War II, August 6, 1945. Taking a day trip down … Continue reading
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Tagged enola gay, hiroshima, Japan, little boy, nuclear bomb, world war II, WWII
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Traveling Japan: Fushimi Inari Shrine
The Fushimi Inari shrine is meant for grain, wine, rice, and general prosperity. It’s most recognizable for its thousands of torii of all sizes, purchased by individuals, organizations, or companies for luck. The amazing result of such a tradition is … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Kyoto Train Station
I have been waiting to get to this part of my trip for a long time because I really enjoyed visiting the city of Kyoto for a lot of different reasons. But first, let’s start with Kyoto Train Station, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, japanese, japanese cuisine, Japanese food, kyoto, kyoto train station, trains station
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Traveling Japan: Mt. Fuji
When we mapped out getting to Fuji on our own, we realized we would spend a lot of precious time trying to transfer from train to bus to bus etc. just to get to where we wanted and would have … Continue reading
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Tagged fuji, Japan, mount fuji, mt. fuji, yowamushi pedal, yowamushi pedal grand road
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Traveling Japan: Calico Cat Cafe, Shinjuku
El Gato. #catsofinstagram #catcafecalico A photo posted by Carlomus Prime (@carlomusprime) on Jan 12, 2015 at 10:19pm PST Although the idea of the cat cafe started in Taiwan, it really caught on in Japan. In Taiwan, I did get to … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Ramen Alley
If you look up “ramen alley”, you’ll find that there are such alleys all over Japan. If you happen to be in Tokyo, one of such alleys is in the Tokyo Station itself. It has some ramen shops that features … Continue reading
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Tagged daikokuya, Japan, orochon, ramen, ramen alley, shinsengumi, Tokyo, tokyo station
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Traveling Japan: Mr. Donuts
When I’m Stateside, I actually hardly ever have donuts. But when in Asia, with Mister Donuts in easy access, I have donuts almost every day. Not a bad thing, but it does make it a bit of a relief that … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Tokyo Sky Tree 634 Musashi Restaurant
So after eating mostly train bentos and convenient store food for the majority of the trip, my friends and I did give ourselves a little break from the cheap eats and forked over some dough for a fancy feast up … Continue reading