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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