17th – 19th March 2023 O-Jizo-San, Shitteno-ji Temple, Osaka Sumiyoshi Taisha 2 Chome-9-89 Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka, 558-0045, Japan https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/en/ Sorihashi Bridge, Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka Sumiyoshi Taisha is one of the most beautiful shrine grounds I’ve ever been to. Sumiyoshi sanjin is a name grouping the three Shinto Gods of the sea - Sokotsutsu no …
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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 …
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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