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Kyoto It was the end of my trip to Japan, I was coming from Osaka and Kyoto was the last city before to come back to Europe.  The old capital of Japan Kyoto keeps the charm of a traditional Japanese city. I passed there for 4 days and I got in love with it, a treasure, something incredible every corner, my favourite city in Japan. I apologise for the long post, but I had a really nice time there and a lot of things to share and show. Here I will make a sort of list about things to do in Kyoto, or at least what I visited and my impressions. Kyoto imperial palace The first place that I visited in Kyoto was the imperial garden, it's a huge park around the imperial palace. That morning the park was empty, probably because earlier it was raining, so for me, the feeling was like getting lost in nature, more or less like the man in the picture. The Kyoto imperial palace is the former ruling palace of the Emperor of Japan, until 1868 the Imperial family was living there. Walk...

Nara In Autumn 2019 I travelled for one month in Japan, I volunteered for two weeks in a village in Kyushu island and for the other two, I visited the most famous cities in the country. Nara is a small village close to Osaka , and not far from Kyoto. It's famous because there are free deers, they are sacred animals there, and for its temples. I've been there just half a day, and it could be enough if you don't have more time, but I could have stayed more because it's an amazing village, with a lot of opportunities to take nice pictures and have nice memories. Kofukuji Nan'endō This is the first temple on the way from the railway station to the city centre. In the picture, there is the south octagonal hall, an important cultural property. This building is site n 9 of the  Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, which   is a pilgrimage of 33   Buddhist   temples throughout the   Kansai   region.  It is traditional for pilgrims to wear whit...

Osaka To be honest, I didn't enjoy this city, probably because I was really tired, it was almost a month that I was travelling, and I was looking forward to see Kyoto, which everyone said was amazing. Doesn't mean that Osaka didn't give me the opportunity to know nice people, visit beautiful places and learn something. Imperial castle  School trip The first thing I visited in Osaka was the castle; it was really crowded, probably because it was a Saturday. There was foreign and Japanese tourists, but also students: I like to photograph Japanese students because of the uniforms, and because they are tidy. Nel blu dipinto di blu The Osaka Castle is an important symbol in Japan: it was built in 1583 by  the shogun  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified the country. But during the civil war of 1615 it burnt down. It was then rebuilt during the reign of the Tokugawa clan (1603 - 1867). The most of the castle's structures burnt down again in 1868 due to an...

Hiroshima In autumn 2019 I travelled for one month in Japan, I volunteered for two weeks in Minamata, in Kyushu Island, the other two weeks I visited some cities like Tokyo and Kyoto .  Hiroshima was the second city I visited on my Japan tour, I passed here only one day and it was a mistake: Hiroshima it's really beautiful with a lot to offer; now I think that I should have rescheduled my plans and given more time to this city. I had the time only to visit the Memorial Park, with the Peace Memorial Museum, a bit around of it and the Miyajima island. Peace Memorial Park Memorial Park This park became the centre of the rebirth of the city, it's a place where you can feel peace and at the same time commemorate, learn, don't forget what happened on August 6th 1945. The location of the Peace Memorial Park was once the city's busiest downtown commercial and residential district, the park was built on an open field that was created by the explosion. The park...