Japan tourism&culture spots select ~7/7/2015 Gunkanjima,Heian Shrine&Ikuchijima Island

This is Gunkanjima (Battleship Island), located in Nagasaki Prefecture (Official name: Hashima Island). This island that flourished for its coal industry closed and became deserted in 1974 when the main source of energy was replaced for oil.

Many times I’ve been asked for things to do in Kyoto limited to one day visit. It’s difficult to narrow it all the amazing things you can visit or do in Kyoto.

Meguro Gajoen is Tokyo’s longest-running wedding venue, and one of the most gorgeous too.

One thing I love about Japan is that it’s so easy to find a secluded tranquil space in the middle of the city. At first, the Heian Shrine looks big, red and, because of the crowds, touristy.

Islands can quickly lose their charm when they become attached to land masses. This, mercifully, has not happened to Ikuchijima Island in Japan’s Geiyo archipelago, a cluster of islets in the Seto Inland Sea that, despite its two connecting bridges, feels defiantly detached.

Kanazawa sights and attractions are well spread out and we used buses to take us around everywhere – well worth the money and believe me when I say the buses are regular and pretty much on time. We visited the Higashi Chaya District to better appreciate the Geisha world.

The first tea plants in Japan, brought from China by the Zen master Eisai, were cultivated south of Kyoto, in Uji, a place selected by the high priest Myoe of Kozanji. The type of soil and the climate conditions were perfect for tea, so Uji quickly became a first-class Japanese tea producing area.

Engetsu Island is a small rock island just off Nanki Shirahama’s coast in Wakayama Prefecture, and it’s almost as if it was created for postcard-perfect photos.