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My traditional Japanese dessert, a local specialty, at cafe Miyoshiya - peanut butter paste and soybean flour (kinako) over pounded rice (mochi) served with hot tea and a tiny side of pickles. Yum! @excursions_japan #japan #narita #chiba #dessert #foodie
If you are walking along Naritasan's famous Omotesando shopping street, the best place to stop for a Japanese treat and/or tea is Miyoshiya. This lovely little cafe is hidden between two shops, down this narrow alley. It has both indoor and outdoor seating that overlooks a private garden. The staff is very friendly and the traditional desserts are delicious! Open from 10:00-17:00, closed on Wednesdays. @excursions_japan #japan #giappone #chiba #narita #cafe
Behind (and to the right) of Naritasan Shinshoji's main hall is a huge (40 acre) park. Much of the park is a quiet forest, but there is also a Western-style garden, a couple of waterfalls that feed a small stream, a pond containing a pagoda, a calligraphy museum, and more. Few visitors to the famous temple even enter the park, so if you visit, you may have it to yourself. @excursions_japan #japan #chiba #narita #temple #giappone
Now is a perfect time to visit Naritasan Shinshoji, the famous 1000+ year old temple near Narita Airport, Chiba Prefecture. Be sure, however, to give yourself a lot of time to really explore the grounds - which are huge (and filled with impressive historic buildings, a beautiful garden, etc). @excursions_japan #japan #narita #temple #chiba #airplane
A Japanese master gardener trims a tree within the grounds of a temple in Kyoto. @excursions_japan #japan #kyoto #giappone #temple #gardener
The Ikushima Tarushima Jinja, dating back to the 9th Century, is said to be located at the geographical center of Japan and houses the guardian god of all the island of Japan. Built in an ancient architectural style, the main hall is built on a small island in a pond and has an earthen floor instead of wood. The shrine is also dedicated to the god of fertility and the god of fulfillment. Location: Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture. 3 minutes walk from Shimonogo Station on the Ueda Dentetsu Bessho Line. By car, 25 minutes from Ueda Sugadaira Interchange. @excursions_japan #japan #giappone #nagano #shrine #jinja

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