Hikone Trips

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JCMU - Japan Center for Michigan Univerisities | Jun 12 05'

by ktl a 23 year old female from Seattle, on vacation in Hikone

I spent this day checking out the local grocery stores and shops, biking through rice patties and exploring the edges of Lake Biwa by myself. My fr... Continue reading »

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Cultural Soul | Mar 03 08'

by GWiZ a 30 year old male from Palo Alto, on vacation in Kyoto

"To reach enlightenment, one must pass through the Buddha's nostril."

The regions of Japan are wonderfully unique from each other. Each takes pride in its geography, language specifics, and culinary delight... Continue reading »
From the reef to ramen | Jan 28 09'

by Nick, John & Terry a real traveler from Kingston upon Hull, on vacation in Kyoto

"butting and biting us to get their deer crackers. I loved it! "

So its been an age since I last wrote the blog - sorry what can I say, Australia definately makes you laid back - No worries mate!!!! After meetin... Continue reading »
Nara | Jun 08 07'

by Brock & Kristin a traveling as a couple from Athens, on vacation in Kyoto

"Not surprisingly, Kristin basically walked through, and is well on her way to eternal bliss. I did not even try, although since I am already enlightened my passage through the opening may have canceled everything out or something."

It was my (Brock's) birthday on Monday, so Kristin and I went into Kyoto in the evening after I finished with classes and got a much needed haircut... Continue reading »
Historical Kyoto | Feb 17 07'

by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Kyoto

""...they were surrounded by the Kodak army.""

Peter and Ani took us out to Kyoto, to visit the Kiyomizu Temple and the Imperial Gardens (like Tokyo, you can’t visit the Palace). It costs... Continue reading »
Kyoto | Jan 15 07'

by Beats working! a traveling as a couple from Hitchin, on vacation in Kyoto

We got the bullet train (or Shinkansen) from Toyko to Kyoto which impressively sped (25kmph)through the city and countryside in just two... Continue reading »
Top Ten Kyoto | Jun 30 06'

by In Wanderland a 26 year old female traveling as a couple from Los Angeles, on vacation in Kyoto

1. Before you do anything else in Kyoto, make sure that you have reserved one of the lovely tatami rooms at Bola Bola Guesthouse. It is a small ryo... Continue reading »
My travel companion has temporarilly retired to be ill | Jan 12 09'

by tconnor a 38 year old female from Glasgow, on vacation in Kyoto

Much excitement getting on the old bullet train. What I'd forgotten about was that the announcers on the trains sound like Steven Hawkings in Ja... Continue reading »
A Working Side-Trip | Mar 13 07'

by GlobalCitizen a female from Burlington, on vacation in Kyoto

After a full day of meetings on Tuesday, my colleague and I decided to travel to Kyoto on Wednesday. Our Tokyo teammates recommended some sites, an... Continue reading »
Takayama and Kyoto | Apr 05 07'

by LShiz a real traveler from Oahu, on vacation in Kyoto

In the morning I walked around the Miya-gawa River which runs through the center of Takayama. At two locations there were Morning Markets, on... Continue reading »
Kyoto - Fountains and Philosophers | Nov 04 04'

by HeatherN a 25 year old female, on vacation in Kyoto

"we came across a crowd of rickshaw pullers, hovering like vultures preying on vulnerable tourists."

Day three in Japan was the first of three day trips to Kyoto, after frantically running back and forth and up and down the Kyoto train station look... Continue reading »