Kyoto, the city that offers both modern day and tradition in close proximity to each other. A popular city for visitors when travelling to Japan, Kyoto is one of my favourite cities so far that I've been to in Japan. Offering outdoor peace and not as busy and shopping heavy as Tokyo or even Osaka, …
Kawaii is a term you may have heard before. In Japanese, it means cute or adorable and can be used to refer to people or items. If you know Hello Kitty or Pokemon, then you'll have a good idea of what is means for something to be kawaii. I was intrigued that you can also …
I previously wrote about exploring Korean literature. Now, I'd also like to keep exploring Japanese literature. I've noticed so far in my reading adventures that the themes are quite different although I'm just basing it on the availability of translated books. Perhaps it just so happens that these were the popular books that were translated …
Located 45 minutes to the east of Osaka, Nara is a popular day trip from Osaka or from Kyoto. Nara is famed for the deer park and is also home to one of the oldest wooden structures in the world. With my extra days in Osaka, I planned a day trip to Hiroshima and another …
Hiroshima is about a 2 hour shinkansen bullet train ride away from Osaka. When I was planning my trip, I thought that I should go to Hiroshima so allocated more days in Osaka. I'm glad I just did a day trip from Osaka. Hiroshima is home now to about 2 million people which is a …
The final town on my current Japan trip was Osaka which I had planned to stay for 5 full days. I had 2 days trips planned (separate posts) so the rest of the time was for Osaka which I have lumped together into this post (and relaxing because my legs were about to fall off …
After my extreme sight seeing and walking day on Day 1, Day 2 called for a more serene day. Starting off by doing the washing in the morning. During the washing cycle, I went to a nearby temple, Higashi Hongan-ji, that I had walked past on my previous trip to Kyoto. Higashi Hongan-ji is unexpected …
Continue reading Sightseeing in Kyoto (2nd time): Days 2, 3 and 4
I arrived in Kyoto from Tokyo after taking the shinkansen. It was my first time on the bullet train and I first couldn't believe how incredibly quiet it was when it pulled into the station?! That's something that I've noticed here, how quiet transport is. Even the cars and buses are quiet. The metro is …
I have to apologise that in this post, there were very few pictures captured for a few reasons: 1) I didn't think there was anything particularly worth taking pictures of, 2) I was so engrossed that I forgot to take pictures, 3) I was so hungry that I forgot to take pictures of any food …
After leaving South Korea, I went to Japan! I couldn't resist with Japan being so close and this time, I would get to visit places other than Kyoto. First stop, the big city of Tokyo. Day 1 On my first full day, I started off with a walking tour in Shibuya to get my bearings. …
Lingo in Transit 
You must be logged in to post a comment.