17th – 19th March 2023 Osaka Castle Museum, Osaka An early morning start, from Hiroshima we caught the Shinkansen at 08:11 back east to Shin-Osaka station arriving at 09:38, and then from Shin-Osaka station to Osaka station. We then used the metro lines to get to the nearest station to our hotel which was Kintetsu-Nippombashi …
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17th – 19th March 2023 Matcha and Cafe Latte, Vegan Cat Cafe Neu, Osaka Osaka, known for its food offerings, has extremely good for choices for vegans, with a surprising number of vegetarian and even vegan restaurants. We didn’t even scratch the surface, what we did have, was excellent. Mercy Vegan Factory https://mercy-vegan-factory.owst.jp/ Japan, 〒542-0066 …
16th March 2023 Otorii Gate - The Great Gate, Miyajima With the JR pass, one can also make use of the Miyajima ferry, where you can see a floating torii gate, from the temple, a bustling town and deer wandering free around the streets. From Hiroshima, near the Peace Park, we got the tram (not …
16th - 17th March 2023 Motoyasu River and A-Bomb Dome on the right, Hiroshima Kasuga Ryokan Naka-ku Ote-machi 3-6-23, Hiroshima, 730-0051, Japanä¸åŒºå¤§æ‰‹ç”º3-6-23, 広島市 €42 per night for double room with futons Kasuga Ryokan, Hiroshima We stayed in a humble traditional Ryokan, complete with tatami mats, futons and tea. It was comfortable and in a good …
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16th - 17th March Hiroshima style okonomiyaki, Negian Nagarekawa We didn’t eat much in Hiroshima, as we only had around 24 hours here. We had planned to visit the Vegan Fruits Café Tamaru, but unfortunately it happened to be closed the day we were there. We had also planned to try out the vegan Hiroshima …
15th March 2023 Canopy of Moso Bamboo, Bamboo Grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Bamboo Grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, 616-0007, Japan Arashiyama, another incredible icon of Kyoto, is located in the northwest of Kyoto, beneath the ‘Storm Mountains’. To get there from Hotel Tavinos, we took the local San In JR rail line …
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14th March 2023 Fushimi Inari Taisha Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0882, Japan Official Site Walking amongst the ten thousand Torri gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha Located in the southeast of Kyoto, this huge Shinto shrine area is famous for its iconic 'ten thousand' Torii gates lining hiking trails up and around Mount Inariyama. From our hotel …
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13th – 16th March 2023 Kamo River, Kyoto, Japan After a long journey from Dublin, we finally arrived in our first destination, Kyoto, the old capital of Japan. We found our hotel soon enough, a 20 minute walk from the station. Where we stayed: Hotel Tavinos 612番地 Azuchicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8040, Japan https://hoteltavinos.com/en/ Approx …
13th March – 16th March 2023 Tokyo Station 1 Chome Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan After getting the Narita Express from Narita International Airport, we had a look around the busy Tokyo station for snacks for our first Shinkansen to Tokyo. We found a variety of shops and stalls offering a range of food, …
Bullet Train We had a busy itinerary for our two weeks so we worked out if we would benefit from getting a JR Pass. JR Pass (Japan Rail Pass) is a pass that lasts for either 7, 14 or 21 days and allows travel on Shinkansen bullet trains (except for Nozomi and Mizuho Shinkansen), local …
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