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Monthly Archives: October 2017
The long trip home
Our return trip home was quite an adventure! We left Kyoto around 11am in light rain as there was a Typhoon approaching Tokyo. We arrived in Osaka by train within about an hour and a half. Our flight to Narita … Continue reading
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Kyoto – Kiyomizu Temple
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺), is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It was originally built in 778 although the present buildings were constructed in 1633, ordered by the Tokugawa Iemitsu.[3] There is not a single nail used in the entire structure.
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Kyoto – Arashiyama
Arashiyama (嵐山 Storm Mountain) is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River. There’s lots to see and do here, we stayed a whole day and had to choose … Continue reading
Kyoto – Fushimi Inari Taisha
The Fushimi Inari Shrine is at the base of Mount Inari and has trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometers and takes about 2 hours to walk up – we didn’t make it the whole … Continue reading
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Kyoto – Nijo Castle
After four nights in Osaka we moved to Kyoto which is only about an hour away on the local trains but very different to Osaka. Our hotel here, the Mitsui Garden Hotel Shinmachi Bettei, also has hot spring baths but … Continue reading
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Osaka Aquarium
Osaka Aquarium is one of the largest in the world. The main central tank has two whale sharks sharing the space with hammerheads, reef sharks, groupers and rays. In a separate tank there are even sun fish! And the seals … Continue reading
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Harry Potter World – Osaka Universal Studios
The Harry Potter World part of Universal Studios in Osaka exceeded our expectations. The Hogsmead Street and Shops and Hogwarts Castle are very authentic and the Butterbeer tasted much better than we expected. Since our main reason for visiting Universal … Continue reading
Osaka – Onyado Nono Namba Natural Hot Spring Hotel
Our hotel in Osaka was lots of fun, very kid friendly, the whole place has tatami floors so you need to leave your shoes in a locker at the entry, they provide ‘house clothes’ that you can wear from when … Continue reading