Osaka 2017: Osaka Aquarium (海遊館)
One of the days I was in Osaka a typhoon swept through town delivering very heavy rain at several points. A wet day like that…
One of the days I was in Osaka a typhoon swept through town delivering very heavy rain at several points. A wet day like that…
Before doing a day trip out to Nara I spent part of a morning at Osaka Castle. When the castle was first built in the…
On my first night in Osaka I walked down to the Dotonbori region of the city. Dotonbori is a very popular part of Osaka that’s…
Before leaving Kyoto I went out to Kyoto’s western region to visit the Arashiyama district. In this part of Kyoto the landscape changes from urban…
Because the attractions in Kyoto are pretty spread out over the city I had to use public transit a lot while I was there, but…
To finish up my time in northern Kyoto I stopped by Kinkakuji Temple, aka the Golden Pavilion. Like Ginkakuji Temple in eastern Kyoto, Kinkakuji Temple…
I took a bus up to northern Kyoto to visit a few places, starting with Ninnaji Temple. The temple was founded in 888 but was…
When I left Fushimi Inari Shrine I walked north to Tofukuji Temple. Founded in 1236, Tofukuji is a Zen temple and many of its buildings…
In the morning I took a bus down to southern Kyoto to check out one of the city’s premier attractions, the Fushimi Inari Shrine. If…
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When I finished at Ginkakuji Temple I decided I’d wrap up the afternoon by walking the Philosopher’s Path, which is a route that used to…