I’m Posting on Instagram Again!
Just in case you didn’t know, I have an Instagram account (@Ricardopedia) and this week I started regularly posting photos from last year’s trip to…
Hiraizumi 2019: Motsuji Temple (毛越寺)
From the Aoba Castle Ruins in Sendai I took a bus to Sendai Station to begin my sightseeing outside of the city. My first day…
Sendai 2019: Aoba Castle Ruins (青葉城)
After leaving the Zuihoden Mausoleum I caught a bus that took me over to the ruins of Aoba Castle. Sendai’s great castle was first built…
Sendai 2019: Zuihoden Mausoleum (瑞鳳殿)
I arrived in Sendai in the late afternoon and would be spending three nights there, but I wouldn’t see too much of Sendai itself. Most…
Nikko 2019: An Anglican Church?
There are a number of things I expected to find in Nikko, but an Anglican Church wasn’t one of them. On the day that I…
Nikko 2019: Rinnoji Temple (輪王寺)
Before leaving Nikko’s World Heritage Sites I stopped by Rinnoji Temple for a short visit. Rinnoji is considered Nikko’s most important temple and it was…
Nikko 2019: The Road
Right in the middle of Nikko’s World Heritage Sites is a short road that’s one of my favorite places in Nikko. It’s a straight path…
Nikko 2019: Iemitsu Mausoleum (aka Taiyuin) (大猷院)
A minute away from Futarasan Shrine is the mausoleum of Iemitsu Tokugawa, the grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa. The mausoleum is also known as the Taiyuin,…
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Nikko 2019: Futarasan Shrine (二荒山神社)
A path lined with stone lanterns connects Toshogu Shrine and the nearby Futarasan Shrine. There are actually three shrines named Futarasan in the greater Nikko…
Nikko 2019: Toshogu Shrine (東照宮)
My first bit of sightseeing on my final day in Nikko was at the Toshogu Shrine. The shrine holds the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the…
