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Japanese Festival: Wonderful Gion Matsuri Experience and Kyoto Adventures

17 August 2022 2 Comments
Kyoto Gion Matsuri Float. There are many Japanese men attending the float. The float is red and is decorated with tapestries. At the front two men are standing in yukata and using a fan. In the top there is group playing music.

After my amazing time seeing Mt Fuji, it was time to check out Kyoto! I first took a bus to Tokyo and then hopped on a super fast bullet train to Kyoto. Riding the bullet train is so much fun, the seats are comfortable and it’s amazing to watch the cities and countryside whiz by […]

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The Beautiful Cherry Blossom Festivals in Hokkaido Japan Are Actually Back!

15 May 2022 2 Comments
A macro photo of the cherry blossom sakura at Yushun Sakura Road Urakawa at the Urakawa cherry blossom festival. A cluster of flowers is shown on a thing brown branch. The sunlight is hitting the flowers from the left and above. There are about ten flowers in the cluster. Each flower has five light pink petals with a dark pink centre and yellow stamens.

Japan is famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms, known as sakura 桜 in Japanese, and its amazing festivals. The cherry blossoms in Hokkaido don’t begin to bloom until the very end of April, but they are the true sign that spring has arrived. Cherry blossoms are so small and delicate that they only bloom for […]

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Hi, I'm Josey! I'm an Australian from Melbourne, who lived in Hokkaido Japan and now in Brisbane. I lived in Hokkaido for 5 years. Here on this blog I'll share my journey with you, including all variety of topics such as life, adventures and craft. I'm an avid knitter with 10 years of knitting experience with a splash of crochet and sewing on the side. I hope you'll be inspired by my journey!

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30th June Part 2 - Nara After the goldfish museum 30th June Part 2 - Nara After the goldfish museum, we headed to Kasuga Taisha, a beautiful shrine famous for its lanterns. Whilst there we were lucky enough to see an event, though I’m not sure what it is called. To finish off the afternoon, we enjoyed feeding the deer and a great view from the top of the green park on the hill! Then it was time for me to return to Tokyo for my business trip! #nara #visitnara #kasugataisha #naradeer #deer #japan #japaninjune #visitjapan
Day 6 Part 1 - 30th June My host mother pointed o Day 6 Part 1 - 30th June My host mother pointed out a nearby railway consisting of a single track and told me that a special train runs on it the night before, so in the morning we decided to try it out to Wakayama station! Then we went to Nara to the goldfish Museum @nara_kingyomuseum! #tamadenshamuseum #specialtrainjapan #japantrain #train #japan #visitwakayama #visitjapan #nara #kingyomuseum #narakingyomuseum
Day 5 29th June - Wakayama Castle Sightseeing Th Day 5 29th June - Wakayama Castle Sightseeing This was such a lovely day spent at Wakayama Castle. The garden is green and lush in summer, the tea house a tranquil escape from the heat and as always, the view of the mountains and ocean from Wakayama castle is beautiful ✨🏯 #wakayamacastle #wakayama #wakayamacastlegarden #visitwakayama #japan #visitjapanau #visitjapanjp
28th June - Travel to Wakayama On this day, it wa 28th June - Travel to Wakayama On this day, it was primarily a travel day from Tokyo to Wakayama to visit my host family! There was heavy rain and my Shinkansen was actually delayed by an hour, but thankfully the delays resolved a lot more quickly than I expected! I arrived in time to make Takoyaki for dinner and then we got some delicious ice cream for dessert 🍦 #tokyo #shinkansen #bullettrain #rainyday #junejapan #wakayama #takoyaki
Nikko Day Trip Part 2 - The World Heritage Area I Nikko Day Trip Part 2 - The World Heritage Area I’ve seen many temples and shrines before in Japan, so I wasn’t sure about going to these ones. But I surprised myself by really enjoying them! The intricate details and adorning of each temple and shrine here really is next to none, and to really appreciate it, it’s well worth seeing in person! The places I went to are: - Taiyuin Mausoleum - Futarasan Shrine - Toshogu Shrine - Rinnoji Temple #nikko #worldheritagesite #worldheritagetemple #toshogushrine #taiyuin #futarasanshrine #rinnojitemple #nikkosightseeing #nikkoworldheritage #japan #visitjapanjp
June 27th - Day Trip to Nikko Vlog Part 1 Thank y June 27th - Day Trip to Nikko Vlog Part 1 Thank you for all the love on the Nikko photos! The vlog versions have taken a bit longer to put together, but here’s part 1! I always find it’s nice to have in video form as well as it shows a lot more of the travel inbetween and how the day itself looked! Kegon Falls in motion is even more stunning as well! ✨ #nikkosightseeing #nikkodaytrip #lakechuzenji #kegonfalls #monkey #spaciax #localbus #日光 #華厳滝 #ちゅぜんじこう #猿
27th June Part 2 - Day Trip to Nikko I was really 27th June Part 2 - Day Trip to Nikko I was really enjoying the Lake Chuzenji area, so initially I was undecided whether I would go to see the World Heritage Shrines and Temples or not. This year the water level in Lake Chuzenji is lower than usual, so you can’t access all the usual sights. Based on this, I decided to see the shrines and temples. At this point I’ve seen many of these over the years, so I wasn’t expecting to enjoy these are much as I did! I visited the Taiyuin Temple, Futarasan Shrine, Toshogu and Rinnoji Temple. I can see why this area of Nikko was chosen for such important temples, there is a peaceful atmosphere which feels very connected to the surrounding nature and the architecture and decoration is astounding! #nikko #nikkodaytrip #japan #visitjapanjp #taiyuintemple #futarasanshrine #toshogu #rinnojitemple #japandaytrip #tochigi #日光
Day 3 27th June - A Day Trip to Nikko My must see Day 3 27th June - A Day Trip to Nikko My must see for Nikko was Kegon Falls, so after riding the Spacia X limited express, I jumped on a bus straight to the lake Chuzenjj area. As the bus wound up the mountain, the views opened up and the sharp turns were exciting! I’d heard recent reports say that Kegon Falls had such little water recently, so I was happy to see a stream of water falling down the rock face still! After this, I headed to the World Heritage area to see the temples and shrines there. #nikko #nikkosightseeing #daytriptonikko #japan #visitjapan #kegonwaterfall #chuzenjilake #華厳滝 #ちゅぜんじこう #日光
26th June - Day Trip to Kamakura A visit to Meige 26th June - Day Trip to Kamakura A visit to Meigetsuin Temple and the Great Buddha! It’s the perfect season for all the hydrangeas #hydrangeas #kamakura #meigetsuintemple #daytrip #tokyodaytrip #japan #鎌倉 #明月院 #アジサイ
June 26th - A day trip to Kamakura to see the hydr June 26th - A day trip to Kamakura to see the hydrangeas! There is a temple famous for its hydrangeas called Meigetsu-In Temple. It certainly didn’t disappoint with so many different colours and different kinds of flowers 😍 #hydrangeas #kamakura #kamakurahydrangeas #アジサイ #鎌倉 #meigetsuintemple #明月院 #japan
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