Japan-Korea 2019: The Return to Kanto
We’re now down to the last week of my 2019 journey and it was at this point that I finally came back to the Kanto…
We’re now down to the last week of my 2019 journey and it was at this point that I finally came back to the Kanto…
It was about 4:30pm when I left Hasedera Temple in Kamakura and I wanted to try to get to the nearby island of Enoshima before…
Continue reading → Enoshima 2019: A quick visit to the island
Just down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura is Hasedera Temple. The temple is built on the slope of a wooded hill and…
While I was staying in Tokyo I did a day trip down to the town of Kamakura (this was on the same day that I…
Every September there is a two-week national sumo tournament held in Tokyo and when I was in the city last year I was fortunate enough…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019: Morning Sumo Tournament Matches
One morning while I was in Tokyo I stopped by Zojoji Temple before beginning a day trip down to Kamakura (which I’ll cover in a…
After my quick stop in Shibuya I went down to Odaiba Island in Tokyo Bay. Odaiba is an artificial island and since it’s oftentimes not…
As I’ve continued to brainstorm my possible return trip to Japan and Korea I thought it might be worthwhile to break down the trip by…
Continue reading → Japan-Korea 2019 Itinerary Ideas: Kanto Region