Kamakura essential

Coastal city located south of Tokyo which is an important center of both local and foreign tourism. Among its multitut of temples highlights the Great Buddha (Kotoku-in) with an impressive bronze...

Kodomo no Hi こどもの日, Children's Day

Surely we have all seen this type of flags in the form of tents, their name is koinobori (鯉 幟) or Satsuki-nobori (皐 幟, さ つ き の ぼ り) and are the traditional Japanese flags that are...

Moving around - which transport and how to check?

When my sister and I travel, we usually go on low cost trips and look for the classic BBB (in Spanish BBB is: Bueno, Bonito, Barato), which translates into: Good, Nice and Cheap! So it's always...

Nara essential

Nara was the first capital of Japan in medieval times, and still retains a large number of temples that are part of the World Heritage, since 1998, as Historical Monuments of ancient Nara. The symbol...

Tips for Taking Travel Photos

I am by no means a professional photographer and am still learning every day but in no real particular order, these are the tips that I've picked up and worked with over the years. Now I may be in...

Hiroshima essential

Hiroshima is a city of more than one million inhabitants located in southern Japan, sadly famous for being the scene of the explosion of the first atomic bomb, but in addition to the memorial of...