It’s hard to talk about Nara without talking about the deers. Apart from the temples and shrines, Nara’s deers are probably one of the main reasons why people visit Japan. It definitely was one of our main reasons, apart from experiencing the Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri… Most of the deers can be found roaming freely around Nara Park (奈良公園). They are gorgeous for close-ups, so make sure you bring your good camera out! ;) They are also …
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{Japan Winter} Nara (Part 2): Oh deer! Wandering around Nara park & Kasuga Taisha Shrine
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{Japan Winter} Nara (Part 1): Experience the Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri festival
When visiting the Kansai region, most people will stop by at Osaka and Kyoto. However, Nara is becoming a popular tourist destination too, filled with rich history, temples, shrines, and deers. Japan’s first permanent capital was established in the year 710 at Heijo, the city now known as Nara (奈良). Nara is located less than one hour from Kyoto and Osaka. Due to its past as the first permanent capital, it remains full of historic treasures, including …
{Japan Winter} Kobe: Be enlightened by wagyu beef & Luminarie winter illumination
What comes to your mind when someone says Kobe, Japan? I assume wagyu beef! ;) Kobe beef is, after all, famous worldwide. So when we decided to do a daytrip to Kobe, we knew that eating this expensive beef would be our main priority. Plus there was also this pretty illumination… But that’s much later. So let’s focus on our main reason for visiting Kobe… Wakkoqu Kobe Beef (Shin-Kobe Branch) There are obviously plenty of restaurants …
{Japan Winter} Kyoto (Part 5): Festival of lights at Arashiyama Hanatouro
Did you know that twice a year, Kyoto lights up with super gorgeous illuminations? It’s called Hanatouro and it’s spectacular. Hanatouro is held in March at Higashiyama area and in December at Arashiyama. I’m privileged enough to have been to both now (humble brag, mm hmm), so do read up on the Higashiyama Hanatouro if you want. After our walk along the quieter side of Arashiyama, we began our journey of enlightenment (well, you know, searching for …
{Japan Winter} Chichibu Float Festival, Saitama: Food market & fireworks
Blogging about Japan always makes me want to go back there again. Always. And I think that’s the charm of this beautiful country. I speak a lot about the old and the new. I love how the two converge into this explosion of culture and uniqueness. And one of the charms of the land of the rising sun? It has to be the number of festivals held in various places at any given time in …
{Japan 2012} Day 4: Kyoto
After spending about 2 weeks in Japan last March, we got addicted to all things Japanese. As part of our trip, we had a mini getaway to Hakone and Kyoto – so here’s the Kyoto bit! I’m hoping that by documenting our trip, we will help other travellers to plan their trip better. Day 4: Kyoto We left the beautifully peaceful Hakone to head towards Kyoto. Whilst on board on the shinkansen, we had the opportunity …