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A Glimpse of Kyoto

By: Julia Escaño July 24, 2016May 19, 2017

Asia, TravelD7000, family, Japan, Kyoto, Photography, travelLeave a Comment

It was too short. That sums up my visit of Kyoto. Bad weather on top of tight viewing schedules and complicated bus transfers resulted in only a few hours in the city. Thus we missed the Fushimi Inari Shrine, the long stretch of beautiful, red torii gates, and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove – two of Kyoto’s…

Osaka in a Day

By: Julia Escaño July 19, 2016August 9, 2017

Asia, TravelD7000, family, Japan, Osaka, Photography, travel, winter4 Comments

A gust of wind hit my face like a sharp slap as I stepped out of the warmth of New Osaka Hotel. The morning was blustery, almost 0 degrees C, a true winter morning. We marched to the Shin-Osaka Station across the street, gloved hands in pockets and heads bowed against the cold.

Tokyo Time Machine

By: Julia Escaño June 6, 2016August 9, 2017

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Eighteen months. That’s how long it’s been since these photos were taken. Too long ago, to be honest. I’d much rather be back here now, staring out the Shinkansen window at the blazing countryside, seeing the face Japan takes for late Spring.