finally here…

Last year about this time we began gearing up for our stain in Japan.  Our one big goal was to take the most amazing journey to see as many cool sites as we could in a mega-vacation.  Starting Wednesday that dream will finally be realized.  Our trip will take us from the dense and chaotic Tokyo to the tranquil and picturesque Miyajima to the ancient and culture filled Kyoto.  I hope to give a full write up afterwards, and maybe even a bit along the way, but for any interested, here are some of the sites we intend to see…

Tokyo

Ueno Kōen

Sensō-ji

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Akihabara

Tsukiji Fish Market

Bridgestone Museum of Art

Shibuya

Ebisu Garden Palace

Harajuku

Shinjuku

Maid cafe

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Park

Mitaki-dera

Sandan-kyō

Miyajima

Entire day on the island…

Kyoto

Kinkaku-ji

Ryōan-ji

Uji

Byōdō-in

Fushimi Inari

Path of Philosophy

Ginkaku-ji

Nanzen-ji

Heian Shrine

Gion(aka Memoirs of a Geisha land)

Sanjūsangen-dō

Kiyomizu-dera

Nijō-jō

Nara

Anything possible to fit into one day

Kōya-san

Anything possible to fit into one day

Osaka

Dōtonbori

Osaka-jō

~ by amfenrick on May 31, 2010.

3 Responses to “finally here…”

  1. Have fun you two! In Nara, just go to Deer Park, that’s all you need to hit up. Ask for a map at the station 🙂 Hit up Inari temple at Inari stop in Kyoto if you can 🙂 Talk to you soon!

  2. Thanks Molly. Yeah, this is my second or third go for each of these sites, but Melissa’s first. Nara and Miyajima are among my favorite places(Miyajima is just like Nara but on an island). I assume you are talking about the Fushimi Inari torii gates? Up the mountain?

  3. Oh that’s right, forgot you’ve been down there! Yes, I meant the tori gates 😀 Sweet sight I thought! Have fun!

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