Just like in autumn, the cherry blossom light-up is waiting for you once night falls. So, naturally, off to the famous Kiyomizu-dera. The traffic all the way to the parking lot was so bad that I think we spent…
Since I came to Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms, I obviously couldn’t skip the famous blossom spots. First stop was Maruyama Park. There were loads of cherry trees, but the whole place felt pretty chaot…
This is the last of my Bali series. I’ve gathered some shots of Bali’s street scenes. Swarms of motorbikes There are seriously a lot of motorbikes. When you think of Bali it’s easy to pictur…
Bali really has a lot of temples. It is almost a wonder that they all manage to get by ^_^ I went into one of them that happened to be holding a ceremony. I failed to get this one level. My photography seems …
Inland Bali has a highland area formed by volcanoes. You could say it is a bit like Hallasan on Jeju back home in Korea. Well… it is a good four hours there and back, and there wasn’t much to see. …
Ubud in Bali is said to be an artists’ village. When I actually went, though, the main street had nothing but places catering to tourists, which was a bit disappointing. Well, the art is probably scatter…
Kuta Beach in Bali is a surfers’ paradise. Waves several meters high keep rolling onto the shore all the time. With conditions this good, it’s no wonder top surfers from all over the world flock he…
For our 5-day, 4-night trip to Bali we stayed at the Grand Hyatt in Nusa Dua. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it the best-equipped hotel in Bali, but it’s probably the biggest. The weather was grea…
Even if you call it Balinese traditional food, there’s nothing all that special about it. The signature dishes are nasi goreng, which is fried rice, and mie goreng, which is fried noodles, and they taste…
Shikoku is famous for its pilgrimage route around 88 temples, but Konpira-san isn’t a temple at all. It’s a shrine called Kotohira-gu. When I told people I was going on a trip to Shikoku, lots of t…
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Matsuyama is Dogo Onsen, said to be the oldest hot spring in Japan. So it was the very first place I headed when I got to Matsuyama. A full view of Dogo Ons…
On the morning of day three of my Shikoku trip, the first place I went after arriving in Matsuyama was Dogo Onsen. After parking at the hot spring, I could see Matsuyama Castle way off on top of a mountain. I&…