Kansai Region

Autumn Road-trip: Day 2 Part 8 Let's check in & dinner time!

Check-in @ Hotel Intergate Kanazawa ホテルインターゲート金沢 No.2-5 Takaokacho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Japan [Google map link] Tel: +81-76-260-7200...

Autumn Road-trip: Day 1 Part 4 Genkyuen Gardens

A Stroll @ Genkyuen Garden 玄宮園〒522-0061 滋賀県彦根市金亀町３ [Google Map Link] 8:30am-5pm. Admission fee: Garden only: ¥200 Castle + Garden: ¥800...

Autumn Road-trip: Day 1 Part 2 Green-tea Ice-cream @ Hikone Castle Road

Ice-cream @ Tea room 茶房源三郎 (which is part of Mandokoroen 政所園 ) 滋賀県彦根市本町2-1-7 [Google maps link] 9:30am-6pm. Opens everyday...

Autumn Road-trip: Day 1 Part 1 Shiga Prefecture - Hikone. We're eating Omi Beef! One of the big 3.

After our road trip in Jan 2019, where we travelled from Nagoya to Yokohama, my parents requested for another one. And another road trip,...

Iya Valley Road-Trip - Day 5 Part 4 Awaji Yumebutai

Since there is another Tadao Ando's architectural piece, let's go and visit! Spend the Afternoon @ Awaji Yumebutai 淡路夢舞台 Hyogo, Awaji,...

Iya Valley Road-Trip - Day 5 Part 3 The Water Temple, designed by Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando is a famous self-taught architect who has designed many world-renowned pieces, and won international numerous awards. Visit @...

Iya Valley Road-Trip - Day 2 Part 1: Flowers

Our road-trip starts here! We picked up our car from Toyota Pick up Car @ Toyota Hyogo Chuo Ward Nunobikicho 4-2-6 [Google map link]...

Iya Valley Road-Trip - Day 1 Kobe (Kobe beef!)

Iya Valley: probably one of the most remote areas of Japan, situated in the heart of Tokushima prefecture 徳島県 in Shikoku region 四国....