Nijo Castle
Nijo castle was a very large complex with huge building again. I believe the gardens were free of cheaper to access and to go in the buildings cost more. I …
Manga Museum
When wandering up to Nijo castle, I spotted on the map a manga museum (animated books) and decided to stop in for a look at what was there. The entrance …
Rokkakudo Temple
This was one of my favorite temple experiences in Japan as the temple itself was nice and not over the top and everything seemed a little more authentic. Whilst visiting, …
Nishiki Market
The Nishiki market is on a narrow indoor street full of shops. There’s a vast array of things being sold with particular interest being the seafood. It didn’t really feel …
Fushimi Inari Trail
Fushimi Inari Trail felt like my first properly touristy thing to do in Japan. As I hadn’t got much sleep due to all the traveling to Japan and Kyoto, I …
Ponto-Cho Alley
This was a street marked on my map as somewhere nice to visit at night. It was quite a narrow street with many Japanese lanterns and similar as you went …
Maruyama Koen Park
Maruyama Koen park was next to where I was staying in Kyoto and made a nice area to nip off to as a way to do my first touristy thing …
Premium Economy – Philippine Airlines
Due to a few issues with my visa in Australia, I got the opportunity to have a last minute break and booked some last minute tickets to Japan. As it …
JR Travel Pass
When researching Japan before departing, I quickly found out that for a tourist, the rail system seemed to make the most sense for navigating the company. Having booked my flights …