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When I first stood in fron of Heian Shrine, it reminds me of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It gives me a very calm feeling as it is located at the center of Okazaki Park.
As usual, the center of the shrine is blocked so you can only enter the shrine from the side doors. I believe that the main gate will only be opened during the major festivals.
Location: Heian Shrine, Kyoto (Japan)
Shimogamo Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto. It is recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is located in the Tadasu no Mori forest. Some of the trees there are up to 600 years old.
It holds one of the major festivals in Kyoto known as the Kamo Festival.
Location: Shimogamo-Jinja Shrine, Kyoto (Japan)
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Osaka Castle is one of the most well known tourist locations in Osaka. Osaka Castle itself has a lot of history as it was the home to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Unfortunately, he and his clan were fallen after the Battle of Sekigahara.
Afterwards, Osaka Castle suffered major damages from lightning strikes which caused major fires. In addition during the World War II, a bomb hit Osaka Castle killing hundreds of workers there.
At the end, this Osaka Castle is a replica to the original one. As I walked through the castle, I got to see the original one. It looked quite different from the old one.
Location: Osaka Castle, Japan (Osaka)
Throughout this trip, I went to many different temples and shrines. Shimogamo-jinja Shrine isn't the most stunning one; nor it is the oldest shrines I had been to. But it gave me one of the best feelings from all the shrines I had been to.
Everything here is well laid out. In addition, each area is carefully decorated. Since it is located in the adasu no Mori forest. You will hear the sound from the birds which adds a lot of feelings of this temple. I am sure that during the festival time, this place will be packed with people :)
Location: Shimogamo-jinja Shrine, Kyoto (Japan)
After visiting the Himeji Castle, I wanted to stay a bit longer for night photos so we decided to visit Koko-en Garden first and have dinner before going back for night photo.
Koko-en Garden is a beautiful garden where it has 9 themed sections features different vibes. It is a very relaxing garden to just come and chill out for a bit. One of the sections feature the matcha lesson. Unfortunately, we were a bit too late so we couldn't join and experience the making of the matcha tea.
Location: Koko-en Garden, Himeji (Japan)
Shitennoji is one of the oldest temples in Japan. But the appearance, it looks pretty new; that is because the original one was burned down several times. The temple was rebuilt and renovated to keep it new.
When I arrived, many parts of the temple was under construction which I cannot really go in. Only the center part of the temple was opened to the public. I saw quite a few monks and worshipers were having lessons so I didn't go in to bother them :)
Location: Shitennoji, Japan (Osaka)
Kofuku-ji is another iconic temple in Nara. The most famous structure is probably the five-storied pagoda which stands right beside the East Golden Hall.
When we got there, other structures were under renovation so we couldn't go in.
Location: Kofukuji, Nara (Japan)
Himeji Castle is divided into many areas. We first went to the main keep to get a view of the city. As usually, people have to take off their shoes when entering the castle. Photos are allowed here. Climbing each floor of the keep can be challenging for some as the stairs get steeper and smaller.
The castle itself is unfurnished so that it can hold more people at once. Each floor has many small windows where you can peek outside and get a view of the city.
Location: Himeji Castle, Himeji (Japan)
Once you get up to the top of Osaka Castle, you get to see the surrounding. Osaka Castle used to be the tallest building back in 1500's. Nowadays, it is definitely not the tallest building as any normal building can go taller than this castle.
The contrast between this castle in comparison to other modern buildings around Osaka Castle is pretty strong. It is amazing how fast technology has advanced that once so called tallest building became one of the shortest in the city. Time flies...
Location: Osaka Castle, Japan (Osaka)
This is my second time coming to Tsutenkaku. I think it is worth visiting if this is your first time coming to Osaka. There are many souvenir stores in there which you can buy for your friends and relatives. They also have many different Pocky (Japanese snacks) to buy from. Some of them are exclusive to Osaka.
I bought some instant curries from there and they taste very good. My girlfriend's first impression to Tsutenkaku was this tower is quite short compared to Harukas. I replied of course but during its time, it was one of the landmarks in Osaka.
Location: Tsutenkaku, Osaka (Japan)
After visiting the Facebook Dexter, my friends and I dropped by the Amazon Spheres. Our initial plan was to check out Amazon Go which is a convenience store without any line and checkout. You pretty much scan your ID, grab the items, and go. The problem is that there aren't many stuffs to buy from there so we left after 5-10 mins.
The Amazon Spheres is just right beside the store. It has a pretty unique architecture design where it looked like three golf balls connected together. The design reminds me of the Science World in Vancouver....
Location: The Spheres, Washington (Seattle)