Sightseeing
Nijo Castle (NijoJO- 二条城) was belonged to the Imperial House and was given to the city of Kyoto in October 1939, is situated to the west of Nijo Horikawa. At the time of the Restoration in 1868 the palace was made…
(Day 1) February 3rd, Monday We departed Honolulu with 22participants, some of member is already in Japan to join us, everybody looked ready for lots of fun and SNOW! (Day 2) February 4th, Tuesday We…
Chionin’s massive Sanmon Gate is the largest wooden gate in Japan. It was built in 1621 by Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada. It is National Treasure and is not open to public except certain days. This year it was open to public…
Arashiyama district is the most popular place to visit during fall foliage season. It takes only 30 minutes by train or driving from downtown of Kyoto, but taxi driver told me it took good 3 hours to get there in…
November 01– November 10, 2013 (Day 1) Going to NRT(Tokyo) transited to NGO(Nagoya) with ANA. B767 is still good condition! (Day 2) Arrived to NGO. It’s chilly, yes it’s Autumn tour…
Ginkaku-ji （銀閣寺）is also called Jisho-ji Temple（慈照寺）which belong to the Shokoku-ji branch（相国寺） of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. Jisho-ji means Temples of Shining Mercy. Ginkaku-ji Temple was built in 1482 as a rural retirement villa by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, grand…
Fall foliage in Kyoto starts around mid of November and peaked toward the end of the month. Eikan-do Zenrin-ji is famous for it’s light up illumination during foliage period. Eikando is 15 to 20 minutes walk from nearest Keage Subway…
