Kyoto is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever visited. There aren’t many places that I can think of with so many temples, cultural artifacts and manicured gardens like in Kyoto. We had 2 days here and these were our favorite activities — Day 1: Cycle Kyoto Kyoto is one…
We loved our time in Takayama, but today we’re off to the city of Kanazawa (located about 2 hours by bus). To break up the trip, we stopped at the historic villages of a region called Shirakawa-go. Specifically the very convenient and easy-to-reach village of Ogimachi, which is one of Japan’s…
Below you’ll find our ambitious 2 week itinerary in Japan. We packed a lot in! So if you’re less inclined to wake up early, it’s easy to scale back. This itinerary hit the mark for us — and can be completed all by train (and 1 bus ride). Just note,…
