Roaming wild deer, a floating shrine, and the world’s largest wooden rice spoon! Itsukushima, popularly known as Miyajima, is a small island less than an hour outside of Hiroshima city. We took a ferry to the island that is known as one of the three most scenic spots of Japan, to see the famous Itsukushima…
Every year, a 15 day celebration takes place in Nagasaki to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Over 15,000 beautifully colored lanterns light up the city center!! And all around the city, you can watch numerous performances rich in Chinese traditions and culture. We arrived in Nagasaki during the afternoon to catch a dragon dance at Kofuku-ji…
I love looking up different and exotic places on other blogs and internet sites about places to visit in Japan. We usually hear a lot about festivals and events in bigger cities and more well known areas from the naval base, but I love to find those little hidden gems to explore as well, and…
February 3rd is the last day of winter according to the lunar calendar. It’s called “Setsubun” (Parting of the Seasons). In the evening of this day, a religious rite called “Mamemaki” (Bean Throwing) is observed in most Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples throughout the country. This was originally one of the Shinto rites, though in…
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