After we had walked along the panorama path we had a dumpling stuffed with black beans to eat and then … More
Category: Asia
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
Inside Kamakura Temple
The temple which has this remarkable garden is the Kamakura Hasedera Temple. It was built by a monk in 721 … More
Planting around temples
Our last day in Japan. We had decided to follow a recommendation and go and see the big Buddha at … More
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
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
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
Cosmosquare
From the museum we went back to the park for some lunch and then took the underground from a different … More
Flowerless Nakanoshima Park
Then we set out for the Nakanoshima Park and had a bit of a walk from the station we got … More
Left and right
It dawned bright and sunny as the forecast had been on the TV in the restaurant yesterday evening. So after … More