It’s getting hotter and hotter, summer is coming (indeed you know nothing, John Snow!), so why not enjoy a day-trip to Wakayama City? At first we had planned to camp…
Category: Honshū
Inari Shrine, Toyonaka
Another shrine not far from home, quite small but still beautiful. The main torii is not made from wood (probably concrete) but was painted anyway. Photos taken with my phone,…
Harada Shrine, Toyonaka
Anywhere you go in Japan, you find temples/shrines. I’d say that most of them are very alike, but I like the style, the architecture and the peaceful feeling that all…
Katsuō Temple (勝尾寺 Katsuō-ji)
Right after having visited Minō Kōen, we went to Katsuō-ji (see the official website), a (Buddhist) temple called “The Temple of the winner’s luck”. Not very far from the park,…
Minō Kōen (箕面公園)
Last Sunday (February 9th, 2014) I went to Minō Kōen (Minō Park – 箕面公園). It is located North of Osaka (as I’m living in Toyonaka), so it was pretty quick…
Happy New Year from Kyoto
One of the cool things in Japan is that they work quite a lot, especially on special events. That’s the case for the New 2014 Year where they had all…
Back in Japan
Here it is! After a 3-looong-year wait, it was about time! Biwa-chan is back in Japan, and for long! This time, the next destination is not Kyushu but Honshu, and…