May 7th, Nara
This is also a one day tour visiting the earliest historic site of World Heritage.
I will be taking JR train to Nara and change the bus for direct access to the Horyuji Temple.
May 7th, Nara
This is also a one day tour visiting the earliest historic site of World Heritage.
I will be taking JR train to Nara and change the bus for direct access to the Horyuji Temple.
Here is the Agenda of this Trip
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Japan is unlike other popular tourism spaces. It is unlikely to see foreigners in Japanese streets, even in the city of Tokyo. In facts, statistics shows that roughly 900,000 tourists visited Japan in this September, with majorities(>25%each) from South Korea and Taiwan. This is less than 1% of the total population in Japan. Only less than 100,000 North Americans visited Japan in this September.
It is not difficult to guess the reasons why many Korean and Taiwanese tourists visit Japan. All three countries share similar culture;Korea and Taiwan were affected by Japanese Culture under colonization during 19th century. As a Taiwanese residing in North America, I could still remember my grandpa became excited if you mention the word 'Japan'.
My purpose of this trip is not only a leisure travel, but it also will contain adventure and learning. As I have visited Kando(Tokyo and its surroundings), and I was attracted by temples and Shinto Shrines in Kansai Region, as they often appears in Japanese Movies and Animations. I would want to travel alone and test my braveness of being without family or friends. I do think it is going to be helpful with my career and make me feel the confidence. I am also going to taste the food and experience the authentic lifestyle when staying in a Hostel with traditional Japanese decorations. I am going to make friends, either local Japanese or other travelers like me. I am hoping by exploring a similar but well protected culture, I can grow up and become a real adult, since I have never traveled alone.
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This trip is going to be my first-time ever, solo travelling to a foreign country. I have planned it to occur likely in the beginning of May, 2015 for 10 days. At that time, I would probably finish my 1-year graduate study and I will not have a large budget for luxury trip, especially Japan.
When I visited Japan in 2005, I was shocked about the cost of staying there and thank god I did stay in friend of my mother's BFF apartment so that I did not pay anything for a place to stay.
Though interestingly this Youtube video shows the costing of living in Kobe, Kansai is $1180 per month and it does not differ significantly from cities in Canada.
Transportation to Japan is also expensive from Canada. So I may only afford to buy Economy Class ticket.
My budget for this trip is $4000, roughly a monthly income if I can get an entry level job. Most of the spending will be on transportation, living and dining, where other cost might include tickets and shopping.
Here is a simple calculation for the estimated cost:
Air
Ticket
|
2000 |
Living(8
days)
|
320 |
Food($30/day)
|
300 |
Transportation($20/d)
|
200 |
Shopping
|
300 |
Other
Cost
|
380 |
| TOTAL | 3500 |
The calculation is still an estimation and all other details will be explored in later posts.
Hmmm, before I really dig into the 'mysterious' Kansai, WHERE IS IT?Okay I told you it was in Japan. Yep, and Japan is located at the north-west pacific ocean, east of Russia and Korea. It has 4 large islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Kansai is mainly located in Honshu island as well as some of Shikoku island.
Kansai is the area composed of Kyoto, Osaka and Vicinity. Osaka is the largest city in Kansai and also 2nd largest in Japan. Kyoto was the old capital of Japan before 17th century.
The climate of Kansai is subtropical with distinct 4 seasons. Winters are generally mild, with January having an average high of 9°C. The city rarely sees snowfall during the winter. Spring in Kansai starts off mild, but ends up being hot and humid. The Tsuyu or rainy season occurrs between late May to early July.
Summers are very hot and
humid. In the months of July and August, the average daily high temperature
approaches 35 °C, while average nighttime temperatures typically hover
around 25 °C. Fall in Kansai sees a cooling trend, with the early part of
the season resembling summer while the latter part of fall resembles winter.For more information, please visit:
Kansai-Wikipedia
and
Osaka Weather Charts
Hi you all!
I am Chung Yuan and you can also call me Edward. I am currently a 4th year Green Process Engineering student at Western University.
Welcome to my blog and I hope you all can enjoy a great moment here.
I am going to bring you some amazing information of my next dream vacation-----Kansai, area of tradition inside modern Japan.
Don't know where it is? NVM, I will show you all information I gathered these days and hope you guys can also visit there sometime later. Definitely truth worthy and differentiated from traditional tourism places!
So be ready and stay tuned!
I am Chung Yuan and you can also call me Edward. I am currently a 4th year Green Process Engineering student at Western University.
Welcome to my blog and I hope you all can enjoy a great moment here.
I am going to bring you some amazing information of my next dream vacation-----Kansai, area of tradition inside modern Japan.
Don't know where it is? NVM, I will show you all information I gathered these days and hope you guys can also visit there sometime later. Definitely truth worthy and differentiated from traditional tourism places!
So be ready and stay tuned!
