We visited Osaka mainly for the food, shopping, and bright lights that it promised (i.e. Dotombori / Namba area). However, we also squeezed in a couple of fun day trips with the Osaka 2 Day Pass. This pass allows travel within certain areas as well as free entrance to many museums and attractions, alongside discounted prices for other things. Is it worth the price? If you’re into sightseeing, then yes, definitely! Visit as many things …
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{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 1): Back in time at Osaka Museum of Housing and Living & Tenjinbashisuji Shotengai
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{Japan Winter} Kyoto (Part 3): Admiring the charms of Higashiyama
One of the wonders of Kyoto is that you can just walk along the streets and find yourself back in time… Old houses, temples, shop-filled streets. Everything is so charming. That’s exactly what we experienced when we walked along the streets of Higashiyama, on our way back to Gion area after visiting the picturesque Kiyomizu-dera. Why Higashiyama? The Higashiyama District along the lower slopes of Kyoto’s eastern mountains is one of the city’s best preserved …
10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 4: Culture edition)
The culture of old and new, the mix of traditional and modern, the festivals and high-tech events… These are the beautiful contradictions of Japan. I always say to my friends: “No matter what kind of traveller you are, there’s something for you to love about Japan”. So I’ve said 30 things that I’ll miss about Japan so far (from food edition to winter edition to ladies edition), here’s another 10 to complete the list: 10 …
10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 3: Ladies edition)
Ladies, you will love Japan and you will go there and return back home and miss it terribly. I know I caught the Japan bug and am already planning my next visit and the next one after. Heck, I’m probably going to end up living there one day at the rate that I’m going… So anyways, I’ve done 10 food-related things you’ll miss from Japan and 10 things you’ll miss from Japan winter, so here’s my …
10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 2: Winter edition)
If you love winter, you’re going to love Japan! This is part two of the four part series of “10 things you’ll miss from Japan”, the first part is all about food and it is glorious. If you have friends who love skiing, you’ve probably heard them talk about Japan in winter. You’re not going to find that in my list today, because I don’t do exercise and extreme sports is scary. Yes, I’m sad like that. …
10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 1: Food edition)
I am starting a four part series on the 10 things (and then 10 more, another 10, and yep 10 more after that) you will miss from Japan. Why? Because I totes miss Japan already, and it’s only been less than two weeks since I’ve been back from my fourth trip to the land of the rising sun. And plus this will be a good list for anyone who’s planning to visit Japan, yes, start your …
{Japan Winter} Around Nihonbashi, Ginza, Shinbashi & Tokyo Station, Tokyo
In December 2013, we travelled to Japan (for the second time) and spent about 9 days in Tokyo. This post marks the last bit of our Tokyo trip, awww… We checked out from our hotel at Kyobashi and travel to Nihonbashi Station (probably walkable, but meh!) to find a restaurant recommended by many for their omurice (omelette rice). The restaurant is called Taimeiken. It wasn’t difficult to find it if you have a map. We knew what …
{Japan Winter} Kawagoe, Saitama: Day trip to the quaint Little Edo town
Ahhh Japan, you can find the most modern of things and you can find the traditional stuff that transport you back in time. So many things to love about this country and that is why my blog posts these days revolve around Japan. So let’s continue where we left off, should we? Apart from wandering around Kitain Temple in Kawagoe, we also visited the “old town” with shops lined on both side of the streets. …
{Japan Winter 2013} From itinerary to reality
We just came back from a 3.5 weeks trip to Japan, our second trip to the land of the rising sun in the past 2 years. Yes, we loved it the first time around and decided to go a little bit longer this time. And I have a feeling that we will be back again, some time soon. Meanwhile, some people have asked me about planning for this trip so I decided to write a …
{Japan 2012} Day 5: Kyoto & Tokyo (rest day)
With less than 2 weeks in Japan, we stayed in Tokyo most of the time. However, we did have a really awesome short trip to Hakone and Kyoto too. And so on day 5, we spent some time in Kyoto before heading back to Tokyo. Hope this helps your future Japan trip, travelbugs! Day 5: Kyoto I love markets. They are colourful, filled with little trinkets that are useless but are so photogenic and usually, …