June 2023 Visiting Nishiki Market for Japanese Street Food – Kyoto, Japan Nishiki Market is one of the highlights of visiting Kyoto for amazing food, groceries, and shopping found over five long streets. Lucky for us, it was located nearby our Airbnb in Shijo and …
June 2023 Visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha and Hiking Mt Inari – Kyoto, Japan So what exactly makes this location so popular? The picture perfect thousands of vermilion torii gates that line this entire trail up to the top of Mt Inari. There are approximately 10,000 …
June 2023 Higashiyama District and Gion District Walking Tour of Temples and Shrines – Kyoto, Japan Kyoto is not only the cultural capital of Japan, it used to be the actual capital of Japan for over 1000 years. With over 3,000 temples and shrines, Kyoto …
June 2023 Dining Review: Teppan Tavern Tenamonya – Kyoto, Japan I found Teppan Tavern Tenamonya through their very high Google reviews – one of the best in Kyoto. The website is very intense with multiple instructions and warnings for dining here but the reviews were …
June 2023 Full Details of Our Day Exploring Universal Studios Japan and Super Nintendo World – Osaka, Japan As a giant fan of Nintendo, it was a requirement for us to visit the Universal Studios in Japan. Planning a trip to the Japanese theme parks …
June 2023 A Guide to Staying at a Japanese Ryokan and Review of Fukuzumiro, Hakone I had not heard of ryokans before I started planning a trip to Japan but once I stumbled upon it, I knew we had to fit at least one night …
