Kansai
Day 1/2 Honolulu – Kansai Airport – Kyoto Our tour started smoothly. Honolulu Airport TSA line wasn’t too long and both of our flights, JAL and Hawaiian departed on time. At the Kansai Airport, long line at the Immigration counter. 1…
Yep, you heard right– Himeji Castle is the BIGGEST Samurai Castle in the world… Which means it’s the BIGGEST Castle in Japan! This castle is rich with history– after its initial creation, it has been remodeled, rebuilt, and reconstructed a…
March 24 (Tue) Kansai Airport – Kyoto After 10 hours of long flight, we were held back for another 100 minutes at the immigration!! It is the beginning of spring break and cherry blossom season, there were so many Asian visitors.…
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…
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…
