Nara Park, also known as the Japanese Deer Park and home to the Todai-ji temple. With over 1200 wild Sika deer roaming the grounds of the park, Nara park, or The Japanese Deer Park provides a rare opportunity to actually get close enough to pet a wild deer as well as see the Todai-ji temple. […]
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Takayama Shinto Shrine
Takayama Shinto Shrine across the street from Shinagawa station. The Takayama Shinto Shrine shrine was built at the end of the 15th century on a hill near where the Shinagawa station stands now. At that time there were about 200 steps leading from the sea to the oratory of the shrine as the sea was just […]
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Our first few hours on the ground in Japan at Shinagawa Station.
Shinagawa station After very little sleep we were wide awake at 0300 so we decided to go exploring. Right across the street was the Shinagawa Train Station.
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
A morning spent at the Fushimi Inari Shrine. Fushimi Inari shrine site in Kyoto Japan at the base of Mt. Inari. The site consists of a main shrine and many smaller shrines accessible by paths lined with torii (the orange gates pictured below). The shrine has the nickname “the shrine of a thousand gates” due […]
