Category: Sightseeing spots

April 29, 2008

Cherry blossom: believe the hype

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Ethereal. Ephemeral.
 
Ensconsed in cherry blossoms to my ears. Cheery. Yet wistful.
 
I love o-hanami with my heart.

In Kansai, the following spots are particularly recommended:

* Osaka Castle Park

* Osaka Mint Bureau (’Zouhei-kyoku’; late bloomers)

* Sakura Shukugawa …

February 25, 2008

Quintessentially Kyoto

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This morning, I randomly found myself in Kyoto.

It dawned on me that living in the heart Osaka can sometimes deprive a boy of all things

September 10, 2007

All hail HEP 5!

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Kyoto speaks of mystical temples, Kobe has its quaint finesse…while Osaka is just, well, no-bones Osaka, really. Never really been a city to write home …