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Category: Asia

Kamakura

After we had walked along the panorama path we had a dumpling stuffed with black beans to eat and then … More

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Not just the Hasedera temple

There are a further eight objects of interest within this temple area. A golden seated statue of Yakuyoke (Protector from … More

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Inside Kamakura Temple

The temple which has this remarkable garden is the Kamakura Hasedera Temple. It was built by a monk in 721 … More

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Planting around temples

Our last day in Japan. We had decided to follow a recommendation and go and see the big Buddha at … More

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Exploring Yokohama’s gardens

After breakfast I went over to the congress centre and collected my bag and programme and then walked from there … More

Asia, Dockyard Garden, Guardian of the Water, Japan, Nippon Maru, travel, Yokohama

Red brick warehouses and silk

The Thunderbird from Kyoto to Osaka we had only taken 25 minutes and seemed to get there before we had … More

Asia, Japan, silk, travel, Yokohama

Past Mt Fuji again

The last day of ‘holiday’ –we have reserved seats on the Shinkansen to Yokohama train so must leave the hotel … More

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Cosmosquare

From the museum we went back to the park for some lunch and then took the underground from a different … More

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Flowerless Nakanoshima Park

Then we set out for the Nakanoshima Park and had a bit of a walk from the station we got … More

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Left and right

It dawned bright and sunny as the forecast had been on the TV in the restaurant yesterday evening. So after … More

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