Mount Ikoma: Temples and Themeparks

From our apartment we have a beautiful view of the mountains that separate Osaka from Nara. So, why not climb those mountains and see our house from the other side??  Only 20 minutes by train we arrived at the base station of mount Ikoma to start our climb!The trail starts at a beautiful old temple complex, “Houzanji”, …

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Happy Halloween!

Everything that allows for some escapism becomes really big and Japan, so what about dressing up in crazy costumes and parading in the streets? Yes please! Halloween has grown bigger and bigger and bigger over the past few years into a huge event with thoouuaasands of people dressed up as… well, anything. The atmosphere really reminded …

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