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Japan Day 3: Fushimi Inari Shrine

When I was researching places to visit in Japan, and specifically Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Shrine was one of the first places that caught my eye. The colourful photos stood out, and it sounded so unique. It ended up being my … Continue reading

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Japan Day 3: Nijo Castle

After lunch near Kyoto Imperial Palace Park, Cory and I caught another bus and went to Nijo Castle. Our first stop: Ninomaru Palace The above photo is the entrance/exit of Ninomaru Palace. You are not allowed to take pictures inside, … Continue reading

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Japan Day 3: Kyoto Imperial Palace Park

During our walk around Kyoto the first night, we did manage to find a little tourist information office. There we bought bus passes for the Kyoto city bus system, and picked up a map that had the bus routes to … Continue reading

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Japan: Good-bye Kyoto

We head back to Tokyo this morning. We have done so much in the past three days, it feels more like 6 days worth.Trains and buses and walking and walking and walking. Yesterday was the tour of Kyoto Imperial Palace … Continue reading

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We Love Kyoto

To be fair, we haven’t spent much time exploring Tokyo; we’ve mainly used it as a resting point so far. We stayed there the first night and I was exhausted from all the travel. We spent our second day traveling … Continue reading

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