Kyoto is such an iconic city with so much history, its hard to know where to start. We’ll help you narrow down your list. Unless you have unlimited time and money there’s no way to see everything Kyoto has to offer. Getting There We spent 6 nights in Tokyo and one night in Hakone before …
Temples, Castles, and Great Food: 5 Days in Kyoto Read More »
Mount Koyasan Alicia planned most of our stay in Koyasan so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was intrigued by staying in a Buddhist temple and eating authentic monk food. After all the things we did during our three weeks in Japan, this was easily our favorite. We both wished we could have spent …
Mount Koyasan: Our Unforgettable Stay at the Buddhist Temple Ekoin Read More »
The Sapporo Snow Festival is an event that draws up to 2 million visitors every year. For six days during February visitors enjoy massive snow sculptures that have to be seen to be believed and we were lucky enough to attend the 2017 event. The Sapporo Snow Festival was the reason we came to Japan …
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Getting to Yamanouchi We came to Yamanouchi in search of snow monkeys after our amazing stay at the buddhist temple Ekoin on Mount Koyasan. (Seriously! You should read about it because this was our most memorable experience in Japan!) Reserve a seat on a shinkansen to Nagano station at the nearest JR office, which are only …