The city of Nara is about 45 minutes outside of Osaka by train. It’s a popular day trip mainly because of Nara Park: an enormous park that is home to thousands of wild yet very friendly deer. We were initially hesitant to spend one of our two Osaka days on[…]
Saying goodbye to Yonomine Onsen wasn’t as difficult as leaving some of the other villages along this journey. Not only did the sulfur from the natural hot springs make the whole town smell like eggs, but the inn we stayed at was run by a strange, pushy woman who kept[…]
One of the main reasons we decided to visit Japan this year is because we had the rare opportunity to travel during the spring. And that means cherry blossom season! Japan takes their cherry blossoms, or sakura, very seriously. These beautiful flowers hold a lot of cultural significance, representing themes[…]