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Nittaiji Temple
When I first visited Japan, I had Nittaiji Temple on my to-visit list. As Nittaiji isn’t a World Heritage site, you may find me strange for having this specific temple on my to-visit list. However, it’s really not all that strange. A place should never be visited just because it holds the title as a World Heritage site. A place should be visited simply because you hold interest in it or happen to stumble upon it. And I had an interest in Nittaiji. Unfortunately, I couldn’t cross Nittaiji Temple off from my to-visit list until after my first time in Japan was already over. Regardless, I made it happen in my second trip and that’s all that matters.
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Dining at Suimui in Okinawa
When I first went to Japan, I never bothered to eat inside a restaurant. I was scared of ordering. I was scared of dealing with cigarette smoke. I was scared of eating wrong, etiquette-wise. I was also scared that whatever I ordered would be non vegan, let alone vegetarian friendly. So, I never bothered to dine in Japan. -
Art on Naha’s Kokusai Dori
Today’s blog post is going to be different from my usual posts. It’s going to be a photoblog post of the random art I had encountered while on Kokusai Dori in Naha, Okinawa. My thoughts or captions accompanying the photos will be brief for the most part. Let’s start, shall we?
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Daibutsu aka The Great Buddha of Kamakura
Since I was already in Kamakura, I figured it’d do me some good to at least visit the Great Buddha aka Daibutsu of Kotokuin Temple. After all, the Great Buddha was one of the things I had wanted to see in Kamakura. Unfortunately, Kotokuin Temple, like many other temples and shrines in Japan had an admission fee. While I understand how financially helpful it may be for places of worship to collect admission fees, I couldn’t help but to feel bitter about it.
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Kamakura’s Shonan R134
Kamakura. The first thing that enters people’s minds when Kamakura is mentioned is probably the city’s Big Buddha. If not the Big Buddha, then the city’s many shrines and temples. There’s a reason Kamakura is known as “Little Kyoto” after all.
But what Kamakura doesn’t seem to be known for is it’s beach or beaches, I should say. If you stray from the shrines and temples, you’ll find yourself reaching R134. What is R134? It is a road along the coast and it’s beautiful. (Think Pacific Coast Highway but a tad bit different and shorter.)