Tokyo Jissha, or the ten shrines of Tokyo. These are not the only 10 shrines in Tokyo, nor are they the most important, but they are an integral part of the large network of shrines throughout Tokyo’s 23 Wards. The Jissha are built roughly in a ring around the old Edo city center for spiritual [Read More]
Category: Itinerary
Itinerary – North Hokkaido: Winter Madness
This is a modified version of a route I took some friends on back in 2009, removing the Sapporo-Otaru section because that area has been covered by so many people. There’s a limited time frame for one of the main sights of this trip and even then, it’s hit or miss dependent on weather. The [Read More]
Itinerary – Western Japan Driving Tour
5 shot HDR of Kinkakuji in 2013 This is the detailed itinerary of our 11 day journey in Western Japan. We started out in Osaka, and ended in Tokyo, but we took one hell of a detour across 10 different prefectures and along the way, a great array of beautiful vistas, some of which can [Read More]