Then there is the Nijō Castle (二条城), built in 1603 as the official residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). But Ieyasu did not see the completion of the castle. It was his grandson Iemitsu who completed the palace buildings inside the complex some 20 plus years later after Ieyasu’s death….
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Nope, it’s not only about the Geisha, but something more in Kyoto! (Part 2 of 3)
From the Golden Pavilion, I took a 35-minute bus ride going to Ryōan-ji (竜安寺、龍安寺) or the Temple of the Peaceful Dragon. Some visitors call it the Silver Pavilion. Going to the actual site was a bit tricky. The bus stop was quite far from the actual site. I had to navigate a long street then I…
Nope, it’s not only about the Geisha, but something more in Kyoto! (Part 1 of 3)
“Oh, you are going to see some Geisha?” asked by a friend when I told him I could not go on the tour that our hosts at Osaka University prepared. (I told our hosts, I already had a tour of the city on the day of my arrival. On my first day, I already visited…
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