Kyoto's Famous Omurice: Kichi Kichi
If you love food and start off each travel adventure by searching what is the most raved about food, you would likely have come across this video that went viral awhile back.
May 5, 2016
Area: Kansai (Page7)｜Taiken Japan
Rich in culture and history, the Kansai area includes seven prefectures: Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo and Shiga. Kyoto, Nara and Osaka are popular tourist destinations.
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Osaka Castle-A Lot of Excitement in Only a Little Time
Osaka Castle Park is the second largest park in the City. As a tourist, even though I have had inadequate knowledge about the site’s history, yet I was astonished by the preservation of the fortress.
May 2, 2016
A Turn Torwards Nara’s Higashimuki Street
The Higashimuki Shopping District in Nara City is filled with great shops to look around both traditional and modern. It stretches from Kintetsu Nara Station, past Nara Park toward Sanjodori Street, which leads to JR Nara Station. The street is roofed to protect from the elements and the ceiling is decorated with beautiful artwork posters of deer, forest, and other things associated with Nara Prefecture.
April 29, 2016
Oharibako: a Shop for Tsumami Kanzashi and Kimono Accessories
Crafted out of kimono fabric, Oharibako has a wide variety of hair ornaments and accessories. If you want to immerse yourself in a traditional cultural experience, Oharibako would be the perfect place to visit during your stay in Kyoto.
April 29, 2016
The Venice of Japan: Ine no Funaya
Many places can claim to be the Venice of Japan from Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture with its white-walled storehouses and picturesque canal to Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture famous for its old waterways. Recently a new off the beaten track destination has risen to challenge the title from Kyoto Prefecture.
April 27, 2016
Sweets Tour in Kyoto - Traditional Wagashi Meets Modern Cakes
Having visited Kyoto before, I had a vague idea of Gion and its streets of Japanese tea houses. The cosy cafes, the pack-a-punch matcha and sweet mochi stuffed with azuki beans and dusted with kinako were also fondly remembered.
April 27, 2016
Late Blooming Sakura at Haradani-en
There are many place for hanami or envisioning the beauty of sakura in Kyoto. Of all places that I have been, my favorite is the Haradani-en, a private garden in the western part of the city.
April 25, 2016
Tofu Café Fujino - A Surprising Lunch Course in Kyoto
As a lover of tofu, I give it my seal of approval with confidence. The shop does get busy and they don’t take reservations on the weekends, so plan your travel if you’re visiting that area and give this place a try!
April 18, 2016
Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden
Measuring over 240.000 square meters and filled with 12.000 different varieties of plantlife, Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden is counted as the best in Japan.
April 16, 2016
Kaiyukan Osaka Aquarium
Kaiyukan Osaka Aquarium (大阪海遊館) is one of the biggest aquariums in the world. It has 15 different tanks totaling over 10,000 tons of water. The biggest tank is 30 feet deep and 34 meters long. It has over 5,400 tons of water and whale sharks. Whale sharks?! Yes whale sharks.
April 12, 2016
Shop 'til You Drop at Jazz Dream Nagashima
If you are a shopaholic searching for a bargain or just need some retail therapy, I have just the place for you where you can fulfil all your shopping fantasies in one shop till you drop fun location. Jazz Dream Nagashima, officially known as Mitsui Outlet Park Jazz Dream Nagashima is an outlet mall located in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, just a short distance away from Nagoya. It is the biggest outlet mall in Japan and offers around 240 stores...
April 11, 2016
Getting Around Kansai
Navigating around a city or region you have never been to can be quite tricky and knowing about the special discounted passes used for the public transport is one of the first steps to learning how to get around. Within Kansai there are numerous options for bus, train and subway lines that will help moving around a lot easier and significantly cheaper.
April 8, 2016
Kyoto's Silver and Golden Twins
Twins tend to resemble each other but each of them is unique in their own way. Kyoto’s twin pavilions Kinkaku-ji and Ginkaku-ji, although they are not exactly twins, they perfectly exemplify this thought.
April 2, 2016
A Hidden Delight, Kyoto-style Sushi
When people think of Japanese food, sushi is one of the first that comes to mind. A little known fact about sushi, however, is that it has various regional styles, such as the Kyoto-style sushi offered by the restaurants Izuju and Izuu in Kyoto`s famous Gion district.
March 25, 2016
Nipponbashi Street Festa
Den Den Town is the electronics district of Osaka. With many stores selling cameras, computers and video games and consoles, this little area started attracting a clientèle who are also into manga, anime and specialty toys.
March 23, 2016
Off the Beaten Track: Kyoto
I know you’ve been there, and probably went on a temple-hike and ate the mochi and saw some geishas. Unfortunately, or luckily, I didn’t do much of those things.
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March 20, 2016
Okadera in Nara
Okadera is a mountain temple that’s nuzzled into a valley and surrounded by an ancient forest in the historically rich area of Asuka in Nara Prefecture.
March 17, 2016
Kobe's Game Market 2016
This year’s spring Game Market was held in Kobe at the Port Liner’s Convention Center. On February 21st, board game and card game enthusiasts lined up early to get their hands on the newest and most popular games.
March 14, 2016
