Canada Day 2023
The Canada Day Parade of 2023 is very much like the parade of Canada Day 2022. If you look back … Continue reading Canada Day 2023
Blow Press
What in the world is a blow press? You may have seen something like this on the front lawn of … Continue reading Blow Press
Dogo Onsen, Matsuyama, Japan
Dogo Onsen is a neighbourhood in the city of Matsuyama, Japan. Here are a few distinctive features of this little … Continue reading Dogo Onsen, Matsuyama, Japan
Shimizu, Japan
Shimizu is about 100 miles or 160 kilometres from Tokyo, and about 32 kilometres from Mount Fuji. The Diamond Princess … Continue reading Shimizu, Japan
Mount Fuji, Japan
A vacation to Japan would not be complete without a sight of Mount Fuji. It can be elusive and sometimes … Continue reading Mount Fuji, Japan
Kyoto’s Heian Shinto Shrine
The Tor-ii Gate marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine. These markers will be found in many places around Japan … Continue reading Kyoto’s Heian Shinto Shrine
Kyoto Nijo Castle
One of seventeen UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto, this was the showpiece of the Tokugawa shogunate. Building began in … Continue reading Kyoto Nijo Castle
Kyoto Golden Pavilion
KinKaKuji is a Zen Buddhist Temple. Formerly called Rokuonji, it was the retirement villa of shogun Askikaga Yoshimitsu. He bequeathed … Continue reading Kyoto Golden Pavilion
Road to Kyoto
From the Port of Osaka, it is about a ninety-minute drive to Kyoto via expressway. For our comfort, the driver … Continue reading Road to Kyoto
Osaka, Japan
Osaka was one of the ports on our itinerary but we did not see much of it because it was … Continue reading Osaka, Japan
