Tokyo Day1 & 2
2023年10月8日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 21 °CBack in Tokyo arrived in the afternoon. JR tickets organized. Visited Ginza at night to see the famed lights. Next day was our trip to Mt. Fuji. The weather gods weren’t on our side. Next day weもっと詳しく
Back in Tokyo arrived in the afternoon. JR tickets organized. Visited Ginza at night to see the famed lights. Next day was our trip to Mt. Fuji. The weather gods weren’t on our side. Next day weもっと詳しく
Leaving Osaka some unusual sights. Not sure if you want your balcony facing the tracks. Not seen an elevator like this at home. Osaka station.
Visited Osaka Castle. Like all castles built in the tiered style. Green tiles adorned the roof here. Large granite stones with symbolic adornments. No translations. View from the top. Foundationsもっと詳しく
Known as the White Heron Castle is an imposing structure overlooking Himeji. It is one of the oldest surviving castle keeps in Japan. It is one of the few keeps not destroyed by fire, being bombed orもっと詳しく
Naoshima is known as the Art Island. The major gallery Bernesse House is a complex that was designed by Tadao Ando. It’s both a museum and a hotel. Some of the art was only available to the hotelもっと詳しく
Something a little different today. Initially thwarted by train delays to Iwakuni. Something unexpected here. We just reversed our plan. We Kabe first. Not sure if we found the old style streetscapeもっと詳しく
The bamboo grove is just outside Kyoto. Getting wonderful use out of our JR passes. The grove is a short walk through these immense bamboo trees for want of a better word. Near the Arashiyama stationもっと詳しく
旅行者 Wow! WOW! Loved the spectacular night lights..... a shame about Fuji! Keep enjoying your adventures...