Last weekend, I visited one last sakura spot with a friend of mine before all the pink turn to green, just so we could take pictures and stuff. Because if a sakura petal falls in the middle of the forest and no one is around to take a photo of it, does it really happen? Ha. We visited Kawagoe, a small town in Saitama that’s only about 1 hour away from Shinjuku. It is a nice old town with …
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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 …