Osaka,Kyoto & Nara / 2~4 days
For travel trade professionals
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Arrive
in Osaka |
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Sightseeing
in Osaka
(Osaka Castle, Dotombori, eat Okonomiyaki) |
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Osaka
Castle  
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Dotombori
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Okonomiyaki 
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Built
in 1585. In 1997 the dungeon was renovated.
The outside wall was re-painted and
the ornamental pats were repaired and
re-gilded. Inside the dungeon is a good
history museum.
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Dotombori
is the biggest downtown in Osaka. Advertising
displays such as neon of a figure of
famous sweet, huge moving crab-shaped
and octopus-shaped board, moving dolls
and boards shaped of animals, etc. draw
attention of people.
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Okonomiyaki
is a pancake made from flour, egg, cabbage,
pork and shrimps etc. with special sauce
on top. It is popular as it is freshly
cooked in front of you and is cheap
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Morning:
Leave Osaka for Kyoto
Sightseeing in Kyoto
( Kinkakuji Temple, Ryoanji Temple, Kiyomizudera
Temple, etc) |
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Kinkakuji
Temple
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Ryoanji
Temple
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Kiyomizudera
Temple
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Built
in 1397. It was burned down in 1950
and reconstructed in 1955. Its 3-tier
tower facing a pond called Kyokochi
is opulent and deluxe, gilded with gold
in 2 or 3 layers. A World Heritage site.
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Built
in 1450. Its famous garden is created
with 15 stones and white gravels, without
use of plants. Its simplicity is said
to express the spirit of Zen. A World
Heritage site.
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It
is said to be built in 798. Most of
the current buildings were reconstructed
in 1633. Its main building is constructed
without a nail and jutting out of a
cliff. The view from the building is
superb. A World Heritage site.
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Sightseeing
in Kyoto
(Arashiyama, Sagano, etc) |
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Maiko
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Arashiyama
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Sagano
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Maiko
girls practice various arts like dancing,
playing samisen, tea ceremony, etc.
to entertain customers. They are normally
15-20 years old. They have traditional
Japanese hair style and wear Furisode
(a kind of Kimono).
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Arashiyama
and Sagano are spots that has been fascinating
people for a long time by the beauty
of nature – cherry blossoms in
spring, greens in summer, red and yellow
trees in autumn and winter scenery.
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