Takayama Morning Markets
I’d been expecting rain today and so didn’t rush to wake up or get out but still was up relatively early in time to see the markets and the rain …
Higashiyama Walk
The rain kept coming down in showers on my first day in Takayama and that made the Higashiyama Walk a little less enjoyable. I learnt I needed an umbrella rather …
Takayama Old Town
It was a bit of a long but beautiful train ride getting to Takayama. The previous day had been beautiful and sunny with clear skies at about 33 degrees Celsius. …
Katsukura Restaurant
I’d been avoiding eating at the train stations despite the recommendations that kept coming up but I decided to head down there given I wanted to head out to see …
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
It felt sweltering outside in the low to mid thirty’s. At about 2ish, I thought it maybe cooling down and so started to walk towards Kiyomizu-dera but after about 10 …
Gion Matsuri Festival
It was back to Kyoto for another day to see this festival; when booking, I should have looked at the start time though as the festival went from 9AM -1PM. …
Okuno-in Temple & Dawn Chanting
I got up early at early at 5:30 as although I’d missed out on staying at the Buddhist temple, I wanted to make the most of staying in the Buddhist …
Okuno-in Cemetery
Koyasan has one of the largest cemeteries in Japan, stretching a few kilometers from one end to the other and as such was one of the places they advised visiting. …
Mt Benten
After visiting the shrines & Daimon gate, I started to head up the trail towards the top of Mt. Benton. A short way up there was a sign for bears …
Daimon Gate
The Daimon gate was the main entrance to the city and a big structure with some impressive statues in it. It was good to go see but not much else …