The thing I miss the most about living away from Australia and living in Japan (besides family and friends) is beaches. The abundant, clean, peaceful and beautiful Australian beaches like this Tamarama Beach in Sydney, Australia. In contrast, what's missing in the Australian life and one of the things I love about Japanese life is … Continue reading Onsen beach town, Shirahama in Wakayama
Last weekend, we visited the Kinki region to view the cherry blossoms. To start, we caught the shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto and caught 2 Kintetsu railway trains to 吉野山 (Yoshino mountain). Note: For Kintetsu railway, additional charge applies to reserve seats. About Yoshino Mountain in Nara Yoshino Mountain's cherry trees have been protected for … Continue reading Cherry blossom season in Kyoto, Nara and Shiga
November 23rd is a labor thanksgiving day in Japan which is the last public holiday of the year. As the following day is my husband's birthday, we ventured out on a birthday celebration trip to 三重 (Mie) and to 和歌山 (Wakayama) prefectures in Kinki region in Japan.The main reason I decided to visit these two … Continue reading Getaway to Wakayama and Mie coastline
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