Kyoto

Koyasan

Nara & Nagoya

Tokyo

Curiosities

Kamakura

Mount Fuji

Shinjuku Park and Nature and Technology Museum

I visited the park at Shinjuku, which does have an admission fee but is really beautiful and worth it. Right in the city, near the world's busiest train station, you can find...

The trail continues over hill and dale until it reaches the mountain railway.

After setting off without a plan, I decided to hike to a train station. However, it was still a long way there and I had run out of water. Luckily, the

From the temple, continue off the beaten path

From the temple, a staircase leads uphill with over 200 steps to a smaller shrine. Once there, however, the path continued to a hiking trail. I met two women who were...

Odawara Castle and Temples

After Kamakura, I went to Odawara, where there's a substantial castle that's beautifully illuminated in the evening. In the evening, I went back to the coast and then to a...