The Tohoku region is located north from the Kanto region. There is a very unique week called the Sandai Matsuri where you have the chance to participate or watch the three greatest festivals in this region in 3 different prefectures. I want to briefly introduce those festivals and the prefectures in this post, since for […]
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If you wander around Japan for a while you will realize that there are a lot of smaller shrines which portrait a fox statue with a red cape. These are Inari shrines and there are around 30000 of them with the Fushimi Inari as the head shrine (inari.jp, accessed: 14.10.2019). My Trip: The nearest station
The Manekin Neko – beckoning cat – has many different stories of origin. The most popular story takes place at the Gotokoji Temple. Here again there are differen versions but the story which the Gotokoji Temple itself tells goes like this: A long time ago when the temple faced some financial problems, the monk told
This is definetely not extensive enough but i still want to outline some of the sights in the cities Nagoya, Nara and Osaka. 1. Nagoya I travelled through Nagoya on my Tokaido hike (see diary). Atsuta Jingu The Atsuta Shrine is a famous and important shrine with several millions low and high ranking visitors. The
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This post includes some images which depicts Kyoto’s atmosphere and which i couldn’t categorize in any other parent category yet. Kamo River There is a continous road next to the Kamo river which invites you for a nice stroll. The grassy ground was mostly well maintained. At some point the river devides into a smaller
This post will mostly cover the Arashiyama area which has a lot to offer on its own with souvenir shops, tea houses and also Onsen. I would recommend spending a whole day here since it is also a bit remote from the center. Kimono forrest The Kimono forrest located on the leave side right after
This post covers the area north of the Gion area / Higashiyama station. Heian Shrine If you get off at Higashiyama and continue following the streat to the east you will cross a street which directly leads to the Heian Shrine. You will not miss that street since a gigantic big Tori gate welcomes your
This post will cover the Higashi-Yama area South from the Gion district and east of the Kamo River. Ryozen Kannon This temple in tribute to the unknown soldiers fallen in World War I features among others a memorial hall dedicated to foreign fallen soldiers, a big bronze ball which provides luck if you circle around
This post describes the sightseeings north from Kyoto station, west from Kamo River and east from Nijo Castle Kyoto Tower The Kyoto Tower is the tallest building (131m) in Kyoto. Although it’s observation deck is “only” at the 100 meter mark according to a friend you can get a very nice city view because the
After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Asakusa grew as an entertainment district. However after the World War II it lost it’s popularity as such never to be able to regain its status again. Nonetheless today it is still one of the most frequently visited touristic spots in Tokyo. Sensoji Temple Founded in the year 628