From the brochure: This simple yet remarkable garden measures only 25 meters from east to west and 10 meters from south to north. No trees are to be seen; only 15 rocks and white gravel are used in the garden. This rock garden, surrounded by low earthen walls, may be thought of as the quintessence...
Kinkaku-ji, a well-known temple in Kyoto, was the next stop on our tour of Osaka and Kyoto. The temple is located in a beautiful garden and the top two stories are covered in pure gold leaf. Everyone was looking their best in the nice weather (warm temps, light rain and very high humidity). The best...
Our next stop in Osaka was Universal Studios Japan. A friend of ours works at Universal, so he graciously gave us free tickets! Ironically enough, we were given free tickets (by a local news station) to Universal earlier in the day, so we were set with free entry no matter what! Speaking of things being...
The final exhibit at the Osaka Aquarium were the ‘floating jellyfish’. The tanks have an amazing blue color and the lighting was very unique. Enjoy the photos! (The color in the photos was not enhanced…this is just how bright it was!)
A few weeks ago, a long-time friend of Shawn’s made his 2nd trip to visit us in Japan. We took the Shinkansen to Osaka and Kyoto and enjoyed the sites! Our first stop was the Osaka Aquarium. The weather was unpredictable that day, so the aquarium was the perfect solution to avoid the rain. The...
