Otsu in Shiga Prefecture is not too far away from Kyoto and makes a great day trip. Besides Miidera...
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Miidera Temple in Otsu (Shiga) – One of Japan’s...
A lot of tourists think of Kyoto or maybe Osaka when they plan a trip to the Kansai region of Japan...
Old Castle Town and Soba Paradise: Izushi City
The castle explorer in me loves visiting Japanese castles. So, I went to Izushi Castle in Hyogo...
Izushi Castle in Hyogo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture has a lot of great castles such as the famous Himeji Castle. However, there are...
Chinese Garden Shinshu-en in Kawasaki Daishi Park
There are a lot of things to discover in Kawasaki. After attending the crazy “Kawasaki...
Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple
Today I want to introduce the “Kawasaki Daishi” temple (川崎大師) located in Kawasaki City...
Morioka Castle Site Park
After the typhoon hit almost all of Japan the weather never got better and more than half of my...
Goryokaku Fort in Hakodate
This was part of my Golden Week vacation 2012. After visiting Matsumae Castle, I enjoyed the great...
Matsumae Castle in Hokkaido
After leaving Aomori Prefecture I entered Hokkaido and thus left the Tohoku Region for a few days...