IN THE FOOTSTEP OF THE GEISHA IN KYOTOKyoto was the final and one of the most awaited destinations of our month' long round trip in Japan covering natural beauties and...
THE CULTURAL HEAVEN OF KANSAI: OSAKA AND NARA, THE ANCIENT CAPITALMany tourists visit Osaka and Kyoto straight after (or instead of!) Tokyo. There's a good reason for it: in these two cities you can find...
THE MAGICAL KII PENINSULA: THE KUMANO KODO PILGRIM ROUTE AND MONKS IN KOYASANThe Kii peninsula formed part of the end of our round trip in Japan, after we'd covered longer distances around the country. We started...
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN THE SOUTH: KYUSHUKyushu is the furthest South of the 4 main islands of Japan and is connected to the mainland via the Shinkansen train line. The only way...
WESTERN JAPAN – HIMEJI, HIROSHIMA AND MIYAJIMAAfter paying our respects to Fuji-san and Nikko, we started heading down South. In order to break the journey up into smaller chunks, we...
AROUND TOKYO/2: THE MAJESTIC MOUNT FUJIThe Fuji mountain is within easy reach from Tokyo, and is a must visit Japanese icon. We took a direct bus from Tokyo Shibuja station,...
