Cultural Heritage
Tomonoura is a cozy port town you’ll find in the bay of the Seto Inland Sea within the Hiroshima prefecture. A part of the Setonaikai National park, Tomonoura is about two hours away from Hiroshima city; remaining largely untouched by…
KYOTO & TOKYO SPRING BREAK TOUR (Kyoto, Nara, Hakone, and Tokyo) March 22- 29, 2014 Day One & Two First two days were dedicated to flying from Honolulu to Narita, then from Narita to Itami, then lastly from Itami to…
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…
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…
The best season in Kyoto to enjoy breath taking fall foliage would be around 3rd week of November. Nanzenji Temple will be among the first choice to enjoy fall foliage in Kyoto. Nanzenji is one of the most well…
Kinkakuji is so well known and it is one of the top must see place while you are in Kyoto. It’s so poupular, and everyone takes ton’s of pictures everyday but there is strict restriction for it’s usages, so I can’t…
The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum was established in 1982 by Mr. Tokichi Sakai, who is the 10th generation of Sakai Family. The Sakai collection is internationally known for the collection of c.a. a hundred thousand ukiyo-e prints, paitings, scrolls, old books and modern…
