Category: Japan
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A guide to Japan
Limited time in Japan? I recently spent 9 full days in this beautiful country filled with the friendliest & well-mannered locals, temples, shrines, parks, monkeys, futuristic districts and flashing lights – Japan is much like their fashion, cuisine and lifestyle; anything & everything goes! With limited time to visit Tokyo, Osaka & Kyoto, we dedicated…
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Arashiyama & Kyoto
Our first and only mistake with Kyoto is that we didn’t plan enough time in this majestic city! It’s always hard to chose what sites to see more, whether you rush & try to see it all or focus on a main area and truly get to know & explore it. Looking at a map…
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Osaka
We were on the Shinkansen or Bullet Train to the next city in Japan – Osaka. The trip took roughly 3 hours, passing beautiful coast line & what would be views of Mount Fuji if the clouds weren’t obstructing the view. We arrived at Shin-Osaka station. From here, you will need to jump on another…
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Tokyo
Reading a newspaper article titled ‘strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off the North-East Coast of Japan’ was how I awoke on the morning of our flight to Narita airport, Tokyo. I tried to ignore the first paragraph detailing how the earthquake that happened offshore could be the start of more earthquakes to come. It could be…
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