Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka: Reflections on the trip – Part 3

Part 3 of our notes on our 10.5 day trip! The Currency One thing I absolutely do not like is the fact that you get loose change from every dining and retail establishment that are maddeningly difficult to reuse in

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Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka: Reflections on the trip – Part 1

Our 11:30 PM flight home from Kansai International Airport back to Changi in Singapore was remarkably smooth in one respect. I was semi-conscious until I was awaken seconds before midnight by the SQ pilot leading the cabin crew and all

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Day 8: Kyoto – Knives @ Shigeharu (重春) II

We went back to Shigeharu today to purchase a second chef knife for our own use after realising that we have sufficient remaining cash with us. The first knife was bought especially for someone special which we shall not reveal

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Day 8: Kyoto – Kinkakuji Temple & Fushimi Inari Shrine

Day 8 of our Japan trip was spent visiting two of the most iconic and unique sights in Kyoto City; the Kinkakuji Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine. Both institutions were in almost opposite sides of the city; Kinkakuji was in

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