🇯🇵 Osaka & Kyoto & Nara | Travel Diary

10-day free travel to Japan during Labor Day, entering from Kansai and exiting from Tokyo (Kansai Edition) 🚀 【Osaka】 ~ Attractions: (1) Osaka Castle: A must-visit, one of Japan's three ancient castles and a symbol of Osaka. The castle itself is a park with a great environment, but the museum inside has the armor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's brother. (2) Abeno Harukas: Overlooking Osaka, definitely worth a visit, especially in the evening for night photography. (3) Tsutenkaku + Shinsaibashi + Dotonbori + America Village: Quite ordinary, no different from domestic commercial streets and food streets. ~ Transportation: Take the subway Nanban Line from Kansai Airport to Namba Station (near Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori) when arriving at night (last train at 0:40), or take the airport bus to Umeda if you miss the last train. ~ Time: If you don't go to USJ (except for Mario Land, other attractions are not as good as Beijing Universal Studios), 1 day and 1 night are enough. 🕒 【Kyoto】 ~ Attractions: (1) Kiyomizu-dera + Ninen-zaka + Sannen-zaka: The best place for ancient architecture, very photogenic, recommended to stay near Kiyomycin, evening city walk for photography, lights and night views are much better than daytime. (2) Kinkaku-ji: A must-visit attraction, representing Japanese culture, the ticket is a talisman, very stunning. (3) Yasaka Shrine + Hanami-cho + Gion + Shirakawa: These attractions are close to each other, not far from Kiyomizu-dera, Yasaka Shrine must be visited at night, mainly to see the lanterns, which look better at night. Hanami-cho is not much to browse, mainly to see geishas. Duck River is better during the day, with many birds, you can feed waterfowl and ducklings. (4) Kyoto University: Japan's second-largest public university, the reputation of the Yoshida Dormitory is widespread, a filming location for many TV dramas, very photogenic, with a post-apocalyptic style. (5) Fushimi Inari Taisha: Mediocre, mainly for photography, but the scenery looks the same, just take a look and leave. ~ Transportation: Many attractions require taking the bus, you can use the Suica card, the 206 bus line starts from Kyoto Station, covering major attractions such as Ninen-zaka, Sannen-zaka, Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto University, etc. ~ Hotel: It is recommended to stay near Shijo-dori in Gion, where you can enjoy a city walk at night through Ninen-zaka, Sannen-zaka, Yasaka Shrine, and Hanami-cho. You can also consider staying at hotels along the 206 bus line, which is very convenient for transportation. ~ Time: At least 2 days and 2 nights. 🏨 【Nara】 ~ Attractions: (1) Todai-ji: A must-visit, very shocking, the ancient architectural complex is magnificent and exquisite, with many cultural relics, and many deer wandering among them. From the perspective of historical and cultural value, it far surpasses Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto and Senso-ji in Tokyo. Especially when seeing the explanation of Master Jianzhen, I was really excited. (2) Wakakusayama: A must-visit, overlooking the whole of Nara, with fewer people and deer for photography. (3) Kasuga Taisha: Mediocre, you can skip it if time is tight. (4) Nara Park: A roadside park, crowded and not photogenic. ~ Time: Half a day is enough, 5-6 hours. ⏳ #MyTravelDiary #Japan #KansaiTravel #KyotoTravel #CityWalk #OsakaTravel #NaraTravel #JapanTravelGuide #CustomizedTravel #JapanAttractionGuide 🗺️🎒