Spring is the best time to visit Japan if you ask me and not only for the weather but also for the beautiful cherry trees and great outdoors events.

I also managed to book a rather inexpensive flight in advance with Emirates Airlines and had a great flight to Tokyo where I spent my first week. I guess you will definately need a week to explore Tokyo but make sure to divide your days...

During my two months of studying abroad in Japan I stayed in Hirakata City where I met my fellow students and my personal Japanese speaking partner, which turned out to be a great match.

Together with the other girls we decided to organize a day trip from Hirakata to Kyoto, which lies north of Hirakata and can be reached by public transport.

We had a great time...

From Osaka we left early to get to Kyoto where we did a morning tour starting with a visit to the To-ji Temple, a Buddhist temple located southwest of Kyoto Station.

To-ji means something like East Temple and together with the West Temple of Sai-ji it formed the gateway to the ancient city of Heian-kyo, or modern Kyoto.

The Heian period is a highlight in the history...

Japan had always been my dream travel destination and last Easter I finally had the opportunity to go there. I stayed in Japan for 10 days which might have been a short trip but it lived up to all my expectations.

Kyoto is without a doubt the most beautiful and fascinating city of the entire archipelago and a perfect fusion of the old Japan and the modern aspects of the Japanese...