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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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 …
Flights booked on Expedia through OneWorld Airlines Dublin, Ireland – London Heathrow, UK 11th March 2023 17:35 – 19:05 (1hr 30m) British Airlines London Heathrow, UK – Hong Kong International, Hong Kong 11th March – 12th March, 22:05 – 18:25 (12hr 20m), Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International, Hong Kong – Narita International, Tokyo, Japan 13th …
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