Osaka served as our base on two separate occasions during the latter part of our trip; we explored its downtown areas, as well as Osaka Castle Park.
Tag: Japan
Japan · Hiroshima
A day spent in Hiroshima, the southernmost point we visited on our trip, a city best known for the unenviable distinction of having been the first to have an atomic bomb dropped on it.
Tokyo · Meiji Jingu, Harajuku & Shibuya
A Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of emperor Meiji, the birthplace of Japanese fashion and youth culture, and the world's busiest pedestrian crossing.
Kyoto · Higashiyama and Gion
These adjacent districts—one arguably the city's best preserved historic neighborhood, the other the heart of geisha culture—are quintessential Kyoto, and not to be missed.