One day retreat to Takayama.. definitely a tourist trap as a town, but probably worth it if you are staying more than 2 days for hikes etc.…
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We take a walk through a maze of o-torri gates at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Tokyo. It is a shinto shrine dedicated ot the gods of rice and sake.…
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At the geisha dance in Gion Odori, so exciting! Short video, since we are in the theater.…
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“Come to Osaka, you will have a lovely time” – Jenia. Exploring Osaka for a day trip, no plan, just exploration. Came across a beautiful rose garden downtown, right before the sunset.…
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Exploring streets of Kyoto, Japan and visiting various temples, stumbled upon a giant shrine right at the sunset. Stumbling upon the Gate of Jingu-michi street.…
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Enroute to Kyoto, escaping typhoon and, once again, on a ferry.…
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Quick retreat to Naoshima, Japan – a beautiful island full of art.…
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We are in Japan! For 2 days already. We were sad to part with Korea – felt like 10 days wasn’t really enough for the beautiful country. But! Japan is awesome. We finalized our…
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Grocery shopping in Hiroshima, Japan. As always, featuring coverage of a meat section — didn’t realize I was such a carnivore!…
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After getting off the ferry from Busan, South Korea, we are boarding our first Japanese high-speed en route to Hiroshima.…
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Exploring Yongdusan Park in Busan, South Korea. We stumbled upon the local performance and had some marvelous weather and views.…
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Hiking Namsan mountain and stumbling onto a Buddhist temple.…
