Bears and other animals in the amazing Shiretoko National Park
“You will need long rubber boots for the walk to Lake Rausu: it’s quite muddy there. Also it would be …
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Tag: WHS in Japan
There are more than two dozen UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS) in Japan. As independent travellers, we have visited most of them. Browse through our travel blog archives to see more! This is a list of our travel blog articles about UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS) in Japan.
Kyoto: a visit to the historical wonders of Old Japan
By far the majority of tourists in Japan visit Kyoto as part of their travel or as their main destination. …
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Climbing Fuji-san – or not? A quest for Japan’s holy mountain
Fuji-san is not only Japan’s highest mountain, but also its most important one, an icon of Japaneseness, one could say. …
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A visit to Miyajima, the Island of Gods
Officially, the small island not far from Hiroshima in the Japanese Inland Sea goes by the name of Itsukushima Island. …
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Its location (not far from today’s Kyoto) had been selected …
Hiraizumi – temples and gardens representing the Buddhist Pure Land
The women in the Hiraizumi tourist information are delighted to try their English on Western travellers. Apparently, the splendid temples …
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