KY's travels: 2018

2018年9月16日星期日

TRIP to KANSAI REGION encountering TYPHOON JEBI

ITINERARY

29 AUGUST Hong Kong to Osaka by air, then from Kansai airport to Nara by train.
30 AUGUST Tour Nara Park and temples, shrines by bus.
31 AUGUST Tour Kyoto: Ohara, Kibune; then to Kyobashi, Osaka
1 SEPTEMBER Osaka: Heritage building at Nakanojima area, Shitenoji Temple
2 SEPTEMBER Osaka: Ikutamajinja Shrine, underground shopping streets in Namba
3 SEPTEMBER Osaka: Yawata Shrine, Hirakata City and Kisaichi Town
4 SEPTEMBER The powerful typhoon Jebi made heavy rainfall in Kansai region.
Strolling around underground shopping areas in Shinsaibashi.
The underground sections of subway train service runs.
All land public traffic like bus and train were suspended.
5 SEPTEMBER It is sunny today. Land traffic resumed.However, Kansai airport was closed due to its runways were flooded by the storm surges.

Visit Osaka Stocks Museum and Uji and Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.
6 SEPTEMBER Earthquake in Hokkaido forced the closure of Chitose airport at Sapporo.
All foreign visitors flogged to airports in Tokyo and Nagoya.
Shopping in Osaka. We had to amended and prolonged the trip.
7 SEPTEMBER Stay at Hotel to search for flight to Hong Kong. The airport was partially
opened to domestic flights. At last booking for a flight five days later was
successful. For Hotels, stay two nights at Matsuzaka other 2 in Nara.

8 SEPTEMBER Kyobashi, Osaka to Matsuzaka by train.
9 SEPTEMBER Wife takes CX additional flight to Hong Kong from Nagoya.
10 SEPTEMBER Isejingu Shrine and Toba.
11 SEPTEMBER Igaueno Town
12 SEPTEMBER Emperor Jinmu tomb and imperial tomb at Fushimimomoyama.
Nara to Kansai airport by train and shuttle bus; evening flight to Hong
Kong.

Asuka Daisha , Nara 30 Aug. 2018

Kofukuji Temple, 30 Aug.

Todaiji Temple, Nara, 30 Aug.

Ohara, Kyoto, 31 Aug.

Ohara Sanzenin Temple, Kyoto, 31 Aug.

Kibune, Kyoto, 2 Sept

交野車站月台 9月3日

street scene at Kisaichi Town, 3 Sept.

Ikutamajinja Shrine, Osaka, 2 Sept.

Yawata Shrine, Osaka, 3 Sept.

subway train cabin in service during typhoon, 4 Sept.

Umeda underground shopping area in typhoon, 4 Sept.

Undergound subway platform during typhoon on 4 Sept. 2018

Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, 5 Sept.

Lotus Pond at entrance of Ise Shrine, 10 Sept.

Ninja Museum, Iga Town, 11 Sept.

Ninja Park at Iga Town, 11 Sept

11 Sept. 2018

Shiki no sato (Park for four seasons) 11 Sept,

Tomb of Emperor Jinmu, taken on 12 Sept. 2018

2018年3月4日星期日

Lunar New Year vacation in Kansai District, Japan

Itinerary

12 Feb. Hong Kong to Osaka (transfer at Capital Airport, Beijing)
13 Feb. AM strolling underground shopping arcade in Umeda area
PM short visit to Tenmangu Shrine; due to cold weather, strolling along
Tenjibashisuji Shopping Streets.
14 Feb.Kobe: Ikutajinja Shrine, Old European Heritage in Kitano area
15 Feb. Kyoto: Nishiki Market, Kiano Tenmagu Shrine, Shimogamojinja Shrine
16 Feb. Kyoto: Visit Katsu Rikyu Imperial Villa (Lunar New Year)

17 Feb. Kyoto: Kurama-dera Temple, Kibunejinja Shrine
18 Feb. Kyoto: Daigoji Temple, Nanzenji Temple
19 Feb. Osaka: Crab Lunch at Kani Doraku Restaurant in Umeda, short strolling
undergound shopping streets;
Buffet BBQ Dinner at Shinkami area
20 Feb. Osaka: Takarazuka Theatre, Kobayashi Memorial Museum, Ikeda Park
21 Feb. Osaka: Tennoji Tsutenkaku Tower, Nansoji Temple at Moriguchi town
22 Feb. Osaka: Kizu Wholesale Market, Doguya Shopping Street & underground arcade at
Nanba area; Suminoe Park
23Feb. Osaka to Hong Kong (transfer at Capital Airport, Beijing)

Suminoe Park, Osaka on 22 Feb.

Kizu Wholesale Market, Osaka on 22 Feb.

Ikutajinja Shrine, Kobe, on 14 Feb.

Clock Tower, Kitano, Kobe on 14 Feb.

Tenmanjinja Shrine, Kobe

China Town, Kobe

Kurama & Kibune are a pair of tranquil rural villages and easily accessible by a scenic 30-minute train north of Kyoto on Eizan line.

Kurama-dera Temple is a mountain temple with a long history and a unique atmosphere. It is near the train station. There is a path from the main hall which circles the mountain through groves of towering cedar trees which scent the fresh air. It forms part of the hiking trail leading to Kibune Shrine which is made upwith three locations, namely, the main shrine, Yui no Yashiro, and the Okunomiya. Some people choose to take a certain course to make this pilgrimage.

Kibune Shrine, 18 Feb.

Kurama Station, 18 Feb.

Kurama Village, 18 Feb.

Kurama Temple, 18 Feb.

Daigoji is an important temple complex located in Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto. It includes an entire mountainside while the main entrance and affiliated temple buildings are located at the base of the mountain and are connected via a hiking trail to several more temples around the summit.

Daigoji Temple, 17 Feb.

Katsura Imperial Garden, 16 Feb.

Katsura Detached Palace is a villa with associated GARDENS AND OUTBUILDINGS in Nishikyo-Ku, Kyoto. Its gardens are considered a masterpiece of Japanese gardening, and the buildings are regarded as the representative Japanese architecture. It includes a shoin,tea houses,and a strolling garden.
To visit the garden, application in advance is required.

Katsura Imperial Garden, 16 Feb.

2018年2月12日星期一

Cruise Trip from Japan with Neo Romantica

The trip began on 23 January and finished on 6 February.

ITINERARY

23 Jan. Hong Kong to Yokohama staying four nights.

China Town, Yokohama, 24 Jan.

Chinese Temple, Yokohama, 24

Motomachi Park, Yokohama, 25 Jan.

Bentenbashi Bridge, Yokohama, 25 Jan.

Kamakura Big Buddha, 26 Jan.

Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine, Kamakura, 26 Jan.

Enoshima Shrine, 26 Jan.

27 Jan. the 10 days' cruise trip starting from Harumi Cruise Terminal, Tokyo.

Cruise Cabin, 27 Jan.

NeoRomantica Cruise Ship at Harumi Cruise Terminal, Tokyo

28 January 4pm the ship arrived at Osaka Port and docked for 6 hours.
tour and shop at Tenjibashisuji shopping street for two hours. Then, back to the ship for dinner.