Trips for Yasaka Shrine

After a long-haul flight that commenced in NYC, soaring above the vast Pacific Ocean, connecting in Tokyo/Narita Airport, landing in Osaka, and an hour-plus bus ride, I arrive at the former Imperial City of over 1.4 million. My mission: to make a …

We landed at Kansai International in the afternoon, and made our way to Kyoto by the JR limited express train. Too late and too tired to explore the temples, we walked from Kyoto Station to the hotel passing Higashi Honganjii. The hotel, Ikoi-no-ie …

March 10 and March 11th, 2008 I wish I had been brave enough to tell my boss that I needed Sunday off to pack...but with already extending my one week vacation to almost three weeks...I went to work. I had been logging so many hours to meet …

Japan, here I come! After a six hour flight, we finally reached Japan. Actually, I have transited at Narita Airport so many times before, but this was the first time, I could really say 'I'm in Japan'. So exciting! Shinkansen: from Tokyo to …

tokyo and kyoto express

This will be a good trip, filled with experience and friendship stories. It will make people laugh, it will make people craaaaaiiii.

The best way to travel inside of Kyoto in 5 days!

October - November 2008