Travel Blog: Spring Festival in Takayama

Takayama Spring Festival, also known as Sanno Matsuri, is said to be the largest festival in Takayama. Each year the festival is held for two days, 14th and 15th of April, and is hosted by Hie Shrine. In total Takayama is home to 25 festival floats; 12 shown in Spring, 11 in Autumn, and 2 for …

Travel Blog: Shinjuku, “The Garden of Words” Photo Hunting

Shinjuku, as one of the popular district in Tokyo, is the home base to Makoto Shinkai's 2013 movie "The Garden of Words". The 46-minutes animation movie told a story of a high-school student aspiring to be a shoemaker and a mysterious woman he met on a rainy morning at Shinjuku Gyoen. As a huge fan of …