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Sunrise Izumo Night Train

Nige April 20, 2015

We catch the Sunrise Izumo night train. It’s a very popular train that leaves Tokyo at 10 pm and arrives at Izumo at 10 am the following day.

We spent some time visiting Nara buddha (Todai-ji Daibutsuden) and enjoyed watching the deer in Nara park. We then moved from Osaka to Nara. Unfortunately due to the heavy rain we had to cut short our trip in Nara. Firstly we went to Nara koen, or Nara park where lots of deer were just hanging around […]

Famous Nagano Japan pancake

Nige April 1, 2015

We try the famous Nagano Japan pancake in the mountains. It’s authentic Oyaki pancake which comes with vegetables inside.

Izumo Taisha Shrine

Nige April 20, 2015

We visit Izumo Taisha Shrine and then spend the evening in Tamatsukuri onsen, in a lovely onsen hotel. Izumo Taisha Shrine is the play to go to make special requests in life.

Experiencing Kyoto Train Station

Nige May 15, 2015

We moved to Kyoto from Nara. And we spent some time experiencing Kyoto train station which had changed and was new and big since we had last been to Kyoto. After the trip to Nara, we had built up a healthy appetite for some lunch & June was keen to try some Kyoto ramen. We […]

Experiencing Nagano Train Station

Nige April 1, 2015

Nige & June spend the day experiencing Nagano train station. The station is newly rebuilt and is now a modern sophisticated Japanese rail travel experience.

Matsue castle plus Ninja house

Nige April 22, 2015

Nige J June visit the Matsue castle plus ninja house in Matsue. After that they made the long journey to Hiroshima via Okayama.

Kyoto Temples

Nige May 16, 2015

We went to visit some of the Kyoto temples which were Kiyomizu-dera which is Kiyomizu temple and Kinkaku-ji which is Kinkaku temple. ‘Kin’ means gold, ‘Kaku’ (in this case) means palace. So gold palace temple is Kinkaku-ji. Kiyomizu basically means very clear water. The slopes from Kiyomizu-dera is also nice thing. Nice atmosphere buildings and shops… […]

Hiking in Obuse Nagano

Nige April 2, 2015

Nige & June go hiking near Obuse Nagano. Obuse is a town in north Nagano. Obuse is also famous for chestnut, Sake, Ganshoin temple with a famous picture and old ‘Kura’ warehouse.

Hiroshima Dome plus Miyajima

Nige April 22, 2015

Nige & June visit the Hiroshima dome plus Miyajima island. Hiroshima dome is a place to pay your respect for the destruction the city suffered. Miyajima island is a wonderful place to admire and enjoy Japanese culture at its best.