Daini Iyasakaso Osaka
1-3-17 Hanakawa, Nishiyodogawaku Osaka, Osaka, Kinki, 555-0023, Japan
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Bring on the Sushi
... a little of what to had to offer. Starting with lunch. Toru picked a restaurant I wouldn't even have known I could go into. Many look just like small little bars or taverns and have curtains hanging down over the entrance which apparently means they're open but this one did not have any english on it or a pictue menu which is the other way they communicate with tourists. However we ordered two 'omorice', well I say we but it was more Toru, and then enjoyed a plate of chicken and ...
Adventures in Japan!- Part One
I must say, I've done a terrible job keeping up with my blog while I've been in Japan. It's only because I've been going, going, going- trying to squeeze in as many sights and experiences as possible since I am only here for three weeks. So, I will try to summarize what I have done and my observations thus far in the following paragraphs.
I am very appreciative to have been able to squeeze in the country I have been dreaming to visit for so ...
Shrine, temple and chains
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Isshinji temple is surreal but one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I have ever visited. I was fortunate enough to be about to sit in and watch as monks prayed for the ancestors of those at the temple and also got to see people taking in the recently departed to be sent on well I guess. There is such grace and dignity within the Buddhist faifh and it is as if the monks gracefully glide arounf the temple. The cemetry was just to die for, literally. I am ...
A Visit to Taishi Shrine
... been living just up the street (about a 20 minute walk) from one of the most famous shrines in Osaka. We'd heard murmuring about it, and finally this past weekend took a trip to see it ourselves.
It was absolutely beautiful, and we had really waited for a great day to visit. The skies were blue, and there was no need for jackets. We happened to catch a wedding going on there, and got a few pictures of the bride and groom. Take a look for yourselves!
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