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Our time in Japan was courtesy of Japan Rail Pass.
- Hotel Granvia Kyoto. Excellent Location And Breakfast
As my husband and I arrived at Kyoto Train Station by Shinkansen from Osaka, a representative of Hotel Granvia Kyoto was already awaiting for us on the platform, as part of the 'meet and greet' service the hotel provides. The man immediately took...
- Nara, Japan. A Day Trip In Photos
Nara was once the capital of Japan and therefore remains a very interesting place to visit. It can be easily reached by JR from either Osaka or Kyoto in just under 1 hour. This journey is included in the JR Pass, which we highly recommend,...
- Our 10 Favorite Postcards From Asia
During our latest trip to Asia we came up with this pretty cute idea - every evening we would pick a photo we took during the day and post it as a postcard for our followers on the social networks. We would like to thank everyone for the +1s,...
- Planning Our First Trip To Asia. In Style!
We have some great news! After traveling through 23 European countries and 173 cities, we are finally getting out of Europe! Just thinking about it makes us feel goosebumps. But we are not only going to Asia, we are also doing it in style. First we'll...
- Las Fallas Festival, Valencia: Mascleta
Las Fallas or the Festival of Fire is held in Valencia, Spain every year from the 1st to the 19th of March. People hit the streets dressed up in traditional costumes, build a huge statue of Virgin Mary out of flowers and enormous fallas...
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The Amazing Costumes at Jidai Matsuri Festival from Kyoto
We are festival lovers, there's no doubt about it. Therefore when the staff at Hotel Granvia Kyoto (you can also read our hotel review) announced us upon our arrival that they had got festival tickets for us, we were thrilled. They totally took us by surprise and we were deeply moved by their attention to detail and courtesy. We had previously seen the Ikebukuro Autumn Festival in Tokyo, but Jidai Matsuri promised to be completely different.
Jidai Matsuri, or the Festival of Ages is one of the most important celebrations held in Kyoto. It was inaugurated after the capital moved to Tokyo at the end of 19th century. And since the parade is a historical reenactment, we had the chance to see some of the most spectacular traditional Japanese costumes.
Thanks to our hotel we had front row seats reserved right in front of the Town Hall. The parade lasted approximately 5 hours, time in which over 2,000 people dressed in anything from peasants to samurai, flashed in front of us the whole feudal history of Japan.
We were given flyers with the program of the procession, as each group of people represented a different historical event. But for us, as Westerners, the big attraction of the festival remained the gorgeous and colorful costumes that came in so much variety.
Our time in Japan was courtesy of Japan Rail Pass.
- Hotel Granvia Kyoto. Excellent Location And Breakfast
As my husband and I arrived at Kyoto Train Station by Shinkansen from Osaka, a representative of Hotel Granvia Kyoto was already awaiting for us on the platform, as part of the 'meet and greet' service the hotel provides. The man immediately took...
- Nara, Japan. A Day Trip In Photos
Nara was once the capital of Japan and therefore remains a very interesting place to visit. It can be easily reached by JR from either Osaka or Kyoto in just under 1 hour. This journey is included in the JR Pass, which we highly recommend,...
- Our 10 Favorite Postcards From Asia
During our latest trip to Asia we came up with this pretty cute idea - every evening we would pick a photo we took during the day and post it as a postcard for our followers on the social networks. We would like to thank everyone for the +1s,...
- Planning Our First Trip To Asia. In Style!
We have some great news! After traveling through 23 European countries and 173 cities, we are finally getting out of Europe! Just thinking about it makes us feel goosebumps. But we are not only going to Asia, we are also doing it in style. First we'll...
- Las Fallas Festival, Valencia: Mascleta
Las Fallas or the Festival of Fire is held in Valencia, Spain every year from the 1st to the 19th of March. People hit the streets dressed up in traditional costumes, build a huge statue of Virgin Mary out of flowers and enormous fallas...