I’m combining day four and five, covering the Bamboo Forest, Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) and Fushimi Inari Taisha. This wasn’t my […]
Kyoto – Byodo-in, Uji, Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto day 3, Byodo-in, Uji and Kiyomizu-dera were my main sites for the day. Not that much for a full […]
Kyoto Imperial Palace, Nijo Castle, Temples, Geisha – Day2
On the agenda for the day was Kyoto Imperial Palace, Nijo Castle, Nishi Hongwanji, Higashi Honganji and some of Gion […]
Kyoto – Temples, Beautiful Gardens, Zen
I had a busy first full day in Kyoto (my second day in the city), visiting the Heian Shrine, Konkaikōmyōji […]
Tokyo – my last day in a great city – Part3
Last day in Tokyo, a busy one! My last day’s itinerary for Tokyo would be Senso-ji Temple, Denboin Gardens, Nezu […]
Tokyo, Akihabara – Travelling throws up challenges – Part2
Tokyo and the most expensive night I’ve ever paid at a hotel As I alluded to in Part 1 about […]