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October 11th 2017

Published: October 14th 2017

Well be left Seoul in Korea at 12.30pm on the 11/10/17 for our flight to Osaka in Japan wiith TWay, no idea, all good flight was under 2hrs. Met at Osaka airport by our Nexus tour guide and taken to the hotel which was the Nikko Kinsai, a great hotel right at the airport, finding a place for dinner for John 's birthday was another story, the airport is 50klm from Osaka City centre, so decided to s... Read Full Entry

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TODAIJI TEMPLE

Around 50x50x50 metres huge!

TODAIJI TEMPLE

Hard to capture its scale

TODAIJI TEMPLE

Another statue in thecomplex

TODAIJI TEMPLE

The worlds largest bronze statue

TODAIJI TEMPLE

In the grounds

TODAIJI TEMPLE

School kids feeding the deer

TODAIJI TEMPLE

Quaint little restaurant in the grounds

TODAIJI TEMPLE

Small temples throughout the grounds

LANTERNS

Hundreds of them

VENDING MACHINES

They are everywhere and you can hot or cold drinks, hot or cold food, amazing

KINAKUJI GOLDEN PAVILLION

Acres and acres of beautiful gardens and ponds

KINKAKUJI GOLDEN PAVILLION

With gold leaf all over it

GOLDEN PAVILLION

Impressive temple

GOLDEN PAVILLION

From across the lake

SAGANO BAMBOO FOREST

A long impressive walk through this area

ARASHIYAMA DISTRICT

Girls all dressed up in their kimonos

ARASHIYAMA DISTRICT

Another fantastic Japanese lunch cooked at the table

LUNCH

Fab little bento box to go with our lunch such a varied array of accompaniments

ARASHIYAMA DISTRICT

Hard work pulling this around and up hills

NIJO CASTLE

An artform of balloons that moved in the gardens of the castle

ARASHIYAMA DISTRICT

School kids getting photos by the river

14th October 2017

Kaz
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Hi
Hi guys another great trip love the photos and a big happy birthday to you John xxx

14th October 2017

John and Gloria Travels
GLORIA AND JOHN'S ADVENTURES BEFORE DEMENTIA

Thanks Kaz! Hope all is well with you xx

15th October 2017

Norma
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Round Osaka ?
Well ! Another great blog .thanks a million ,won't have to go there now , ha ? ha ? In fact , think Im too old to do all that walking ,so ....must be sensible when planning my holidays now .. I can just imagine the parks & gardens being immaculate , Are you tired of Temples yet ? guess they are all a little different though ,but worth a look .Sometimes you can get an excellent tour guide, & they are worth a " tip ", for sure then . Meals sound fab . Many thanks again . Enjoy , & keep well, cheers to you both , love. Norma x x

15th October 2017

John and Gloria Travels
GLORIA AND JOHN'S ADVENTURES BEFORE DEMENTIA

Hi Norma, great trip but very busy....on the go all day! Wet day today xx

15th October 2017

Rhonda
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Hi guys
Looks incredible and have to say the food sounds amazing......quite bizzare that a Station looks and sounds so incredible!!!!! xxxxxx

15th October 2017

John and Gloria Travels
GLORIA AND JOHN'S ADVENTURES BEFORE DEMENTIA

Have had some amazing food! Something different every day! Heading to Tokyo today but wet this morning xx

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