A beautiful trip to an island off the coast of Hiroshima and a visit of its incessant deer and beautiful shrines on the edge of the sea.
Itsukushima/Miyajima 厳島/宮島
Tag: shrines
Mt. Fuji 富士山
Before I left Korea I booked a day trip (through Viator at a friend's suggestion) to Mt. Fuji. I decided that of all the things near Tokyo I wanted to do, a trip to the largest active volcano in Japan, Fuji-san, was highest on the list. The tour I booked was a bit expensive, but it [...]
Fushimi Inari-taisha 伏見稲荷大社
When my flight ended up being so delayed we were worried about fitting in everything we wanted to do. But after a quick google search discovered that Fushimi Inari-taisha was open 24 hours, meaning after our dinner of okonomiyaki we could just go and see it at night. Fushimi Inari-taisha is a Shinto shrine located right [...]