Kyoto is only half an hour from Osaka, but it has different personality. It’s an ancient city with lots of historical background. It was the old capital city of Japan before Tokyo, established in 794, a good 1200 years ago. As result, the city has many palaces, shrines and temples, which are not only historical,…
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A Day in Osaka: Osaka Castle and Dotonburi
We spent our day in Osaka yesterday to visit two most popular tourist attractions: Osaka Castle and Dotonburi area. In the morning we went to Osaka Castle, a great castle built in 1600 which architecture show how the Japanese castle was built during that era. It was surrounded with moat and big barriers to prevent…
Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studio
Shortly after arriving at Shin-Osaka station, we put our luggages into station locker, and head up to Universal Studio Osaka. As you may guess, our main interest for this place is obviously the Harry Potter attraction, which was recently opened in 2012. Elok and Aya are fans of the J.K. Rowling’s fiction so we went…
Gundam Front: Gundam Fans Dream Destination
One of the reason we picked Japan as our holiday destination this year is because my son, Rafif’s fanatic to Gundam. It’s kind of his dream destination to be in Japan, especially visiting Gundam Front, a Gundam museum which was just recently established in 2012. For non Gundam fans, Gundam Front is known for its…