Japan is a country that is on my bucket list and I hope to visit it in the near future. There is much to see in this small yet historic country. Where to start? Let’s go with Kyoto. The former imperial capital of Japan, Kyoto is city of 1.5 million that is recognized for its beauty that is found in various places within its urban and ultramodern landscape. One of those places pops up on my Instagram feed on a regular basis. It seems to me that Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine is one of the cool kids on major travel accounts. Located at the base of a hill, it was constructed during the 8th century C.E. as a tribute to the gods of rice and sake. Within the area are numerous torii or gates that that create paths leading to the shrines. It is these brightly painted gates that appear stunningly on my Instagram feed. It’s not a wonder it has caught my eye and promptly made its way onto my every growing bucket list. But that is a what a traveler lives for, isn’t it. Couple these torii with the dramatic main gates, shrines, the numerous fox statues and I imagine I could easily meander the grounds for hours absorbing the artistry surrounding me.
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Japan is actually the size of Great Britain and has A LOT to offer, history, culture and scenery wise.
I hope you get to go one day, it is so amazing! We went last year and absolutely LOVED it. (Still have to post about it, but coming up.)
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I’m glad to hear that. I’ll get there! I even have a friend who lives there that can show me around
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And more good news, it was not as expensive as we thought it would be. 👌🏻
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I’ll be writing about our trip within the next two weeks, keep an eye out for it. Japan is incredible on so many levels!
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Will do
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