April 1st-April 8th Kansai,Japan


very nice photos! thanks for sharing.. i really miss Japan (went there about 2 years ago)..
 

very nice photos! thanks for sharing.. i really miss Japan (went there about 2 years ago)..
 

Yea i really feel for them
Kobe is pretty safe to visit,its sad that many people are feeling paranoid bout visiting such a nice country
 

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Thats an eagle there
watch out coz it'll swoop down on your food
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Amanohashidate,bridge in the heaven
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This is how you see the Bridge in the heaven
cant describe to you how it looks though
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Curry rice on a cold day is a lifesaver lol
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Kyoto Station at night
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kyoto tower
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Golden bell at kyoto station's sky garden area
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Day 5:Kyoto
Kyoto is 1 of my fave places to visit because of its rich historical and cultural value

Ginkakuji
Many many cherry blossom trees along the way
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Lots of visitors too
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Ginkakuji Temple
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View of Ginkakuji from top
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The torii gate in front of Heian Shrine
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Heian Shrine
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visitors at Heian Shrine
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Happen to see a wedding at Heian Shrine
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weeping cherry blossom trees
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Happen to see a wedding at Heian Shrine
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sun coming through the cherry blossoms
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Nanzenji temple
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Buses,the main way of transportation in kyoto
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another shot of kyoto tower
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rickshaws at kiyomizuderu
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waiting for sunset at kiyomizudera
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Kyoto tower from Kiyomizudera
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Very lovely pictures. very good weather too. You itinerary is most interesting. did it yourself?
 

Visitors at Kiyomizudera temple
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lightup at night at kiyomizudera
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cherry blossom trees lit up at night
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Pagoda towering above
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Gion
saw a few geishas
but they were camera shy
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my place at kyoto
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the common area,looks cosy huh
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Day 6:Mt Fuji Area

1st,we went to the Herb Hall

Area outside Herb Hall
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got mountain got water
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duckies too
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Next,we took the bus to Ukai Music forest
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this place has exquisite music boxes and nice snacks
everything here seems so elegant and refined
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the music hall
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sparkling crystals on the tree
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and mt fuji in the background
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After Ukai,went to take the Kachi Kachi ropeway
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The ropeway up
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Lovely Mt Fuji and weather. can share your Mt Fuji Itinerary?