Posts Tagged “open during Himeji renovations”

Himeji

Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2014 at 11:27 am.

We headed out to Himeji, which was a short distance from Kyoto by the shinkansen. The renovation of Himeji was still ongoing so we were only able to tour the surrounding areas. At least the scaffolding had been removed recently so we were able to see the newly reformed castle. Famous stone wall […]

Hikone

Posted on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 at 12:11 pm.

Chynna stayed at our apartment and joined us for a day trip to Hikone. A town on the shores of Japan’s biggest lake, Lake Biwa. It is also home to a castle like Himeji but a lot smaller. Himeji is currently getting renovated so we thought it was worth the visit to check out the […]