Category Archives: Japan

All Day Tour of Kyoto

Posted on November 14, 2020 by graciamc

Sometimes you just have to do it … take a full day bus tour.  First stop was Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site. Completed in 1603, the castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate.  … Continue reading →

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Kyoto – Cultural Walking Tour and Kaiseki Meal

Posted on November 7, 2020 by graciamc

We trained on the Shinkansen Bullet Train from Tokyo to Kyoto in the morning.  Kyoto has a great modern station!  We settled into our hotel (a tiny but well-appointed room) and were ready for a cultural walking and food tour … Continue reading →

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