Osaka, JapanTuesday, April 18, 2006 Happy that it stopped raining for a couple of days. After 3 nights in Kobe, we made our way to downtown Osaka, visited their Osaka-Jo (tall caste w/ beautiful gardens & flower show), and floating garden (tall tower overlooking the city), before making our way to the airport hotel, in …
Kobe, JapanSaturday, April15, 2006 For Grant’s birthday, we made a point to be in Kobe so we could enjoy Kobe Beef. When we arrived, we were pleasantly surprised to learn that Kobe is a prime Sake brewing region of Japan, and as such was blessed with many sake breweries within stumbling distance of each other. …
Hiroshima, Japan Quick intro: We took the high speed train from Kyoto to Hiroshima yesterday. Today, we toured the Mazda factory, and then paid a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial museum. Hiroshima is a beautiful city, with many bridges, excellent restaurants, shopping, and over 4000 bars!!! More info to follow… —————————– We took a …
Kyoto, Japan We were so fortunate to have visited Kyoto when we did. We managed to catch the beginning and end of cherry blossom season in Kyoto. Cherry trees lined the streets, parks, temples, and mountain sides of Kyoto. It was beautiful. Within about 5 days of being in Kyoto, the shock of being in …
Osaka, JapanApril 5, 2006 We arrived safely in Japan, at the Kansai airport, near Osaka, on Tuesday (~3:30 pm). The effects of jet lag have been mostly limited to waking up in the middle of the night, ready to start the day (which is very unusual for both of us, who aren’t morning people). So …
Osaka, Japan Arrival in Kyoto: After spending our first jet-lagged night in the outskirts of Osaka (close to the airport), we headed for Kyoto. The train system in Japan is fantastic. From our hotel, we walked a few blocks to the nearest station and within a few minutes had our route planned out, tickets bought …