The Travel Blog of Kansai
When you come to Japan and go to register the city office, or with a number of services, you will notice that the space for the year you were born might say something like Showa [昭和], Heisei [平成]and sometimes even
Along with Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Himeji Castle [姫路城] was one of the first Japanese World Heritage sites. Though this castle is a bit far from central Kansai and takes at least an hour from Osaka, it is well worth
In Japan, only some shrines bear the title “jingu”, and all of them enshrine emperors. In Kyoto, Heian Jingu is the most popular, but for history buffs, Shiramine Jingu is very popular too. Today, this shrine is well known as
Right next to the most prestigious university in the Kansai region, Kyoto University, is Yoshida Shrine[吉田神社]. Many people overlook this shrine as there are many famous tourist sites nearby, this shrine played a major role in the Shinto religion and
In 794 Kyoto became Japan’s capital for more than 1,000 years. However, if you compare Kyoto to Japan’s other very ancient capital, Nara, you will notice something odd; Nara has plenty of ancient buildings, many over 1,000 years old, but
In the Shinto religion, there are literally thousands and thousands of gods; but everyone has favorites. Easily one of the most popular, and certainly well-known Tenmangu, the god of knowledge. There are more than 10,000 Tenmangu shrines throughout Japan and
Koyasan is one of the most famous tourist place in Kansai region. While today getting there is pretty easy as most people just take the Nankai Line, and then the cable car to the temple complex, for many centuries, people
