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Oasis in a City: Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on March 17, 2018February 18, 2018

Quiet stroll at Kyu Shiba Rikyu, one of the two surviving Edo garden in Tokyo, featuring a central pond with four small islands and various rock formations.

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Meigetsu-in, Also Beautiful in Autumn

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on March 10, 2018March 9, 2018

Visiting Meigetsu-in in Kamakura, famous as Ajisai-dera (Hydrangea Temple) during autumn to see the autumn foliage which was just turning color.

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Autumn at Engaku-ji, The Temple of Spirit, Kamakura

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on March 4, 2018March 18, 2018

Autumn foliage at Engakuji, a Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism temple, built as a memorial to soldiers lost during the battles against the Mongolian invasion in Japan.

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Autumn at Hama Rikyu Gardens, Tokyo

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on January 21, 2018April 7, 2018

A stroll in Hama Rikyu, the only remaining tidal pond garden in Tokyo, offering contrast views of Edo-style garden against the backdrop of skyscrapers.

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Autumn at Kiyosumi Teien, Tokyo

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on January 7, 2018March 17, 2018

Strolling in one of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gardens, Kiyosumi Teien, featuring a large pond with three islands and manmade hills, stepping stones pathways, and landscape stones collected from all over Japan.

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Affordable Japan #1: Highway Buses

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on December 24, 2017December 23, 2017

First post of the Affordable Japan series! Exploring Highway Buses as a budget-travel option between cities.

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Abandoned Usui Pass 3rd Bridge (Megane Bashi)

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on December 2, 2017February 23, 2018

A long drive to Usui Pass 3rd Bridge (Megane Bashi) to see the abandoned red-brick bridge.

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  • Food & Drinks

Agemanju @ Kanda Myojin Shrine, Tokyo

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on November 4, 2017November 2, 2017

Deep-fried manju with anko (red-bean) filling.

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Akihabara

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

An evening in Akihabara

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Volcanic Park: Onioshidashi Park, Gunma

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on July 15, 2017March 17, 2018

A walk in the park of lava rocks formed by the eruption of Mount Asama (an active volcano).

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Man-made island and urban onsen: Odaiba, Tokyo

  • by Jennifer
  • Posted on July 15, 2017March 17, 2018

A trip to Odaiba, a man-made island in Tokyo – hiking the Rainbow Bridge, taking pictures with the Gundam statue, and dip in hot spring in an Onsen Theme Park made to look like the old Edo.

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