Moving further clockwise from Italy Pavilion, and past the American Adventure on our stroll around the World Showcase at Epcot, we arrive at the Japan Pavilion. I love this pavilion. The gardens are beautiful, the entertainment such as the Taiko Drummers is amazing and the … Continue reading Japan Pavilion at Epcot
Next up around World Showcase after the Italy Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World is the American Adventure, however on our trip we didn’t stop in except for a rather awful lunch (yeah, should have gone to Morocco). Our next … Continue reading Taiko Drummers at the Japan Pavilion at Epcot
Like last week’s post about my Disney collection, this week’s items are again the newest items in my collection and coincidentally also from Tokyo Disneyland Resort. I picked up these four tins locally today which I bought online for $1 (yes, … Continue reading My Disney Collection – Tokyo Disneyland Resort tins
It was requested some weeks ago that I highlight some items in my collection. Great idea! Thank you for the suggestion and to my other readers please go and visit The new Cryptic Garland where this brilliant idea came from. I … Continue reading My Disney Collection – Tokyo Disneyland Party Gras Parade Badge
Kamakura is a small town and a popular day trip from Tokyo. One of the cool places we visited on our visit to Kamakura was the Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine. This is a small shrine but very popular with visitors. The shrine is … Continue reading Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine – Kamakura, Japan
On our day trip from Tokyo to Kamakura, one of the Buddhist temples we visited was Hase Kannon Temple, also known as Hasedera. This temple was especially poignant as in the grounds are thousands of little statues called Jizo. These are … Continue reading Hase Kannon Temple (Hasedera) – Kamakura, Japan
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu) is a huge bronze statue cast in 1252. It originally was housed in a temple, but the building was destroyed by a tsunami in the 1490s, so the bronze Buddha remains now exposed to the elements. It weights around 100 tons … Continue reading Daibutsu – The Great Buddha – Kamakura, Japan
Our starting point for our day trip to Kamakura was Tsurugaoka Hachimangū the most important Shinto shrine in the area. The shrine was originally built in 1063 and moved to its current location in 1191. For much of its history, for over … Continue reading Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine – Kamakura, Japan
The Tokyo Disneyland Hotel is the middle of the pack in terms of the 3 Tokyo Disney Resort Hotels in terms of price. The theming for the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel is Victorian inspired with the Disney touch. Its on the monorail loop at … Continue reading Tokyo Disneyland Hotel – Japan
Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta is located partially within the incredible Tokyo DisneySea theme park and has an Italian theme to it. Areas of the hotel are themed to an Italian Mediterranean sea port. It overlooks the Mediterranean Harbour section of the park. … Continue reading Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta – Japan
Our first day in Tokyo we visited the Tokyo suburb of Asakusa. We caught the train following some easy directions from the ticket counter. Try as hard as we could, even with non-existent Japanese we couldn’t get lost. On a couple … Continue reading Visiting Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, Japan
If you are wanting to stay at Tokyo Disneyland and immerse yourself in pure Disney by staying at a Disney Hotel, you have 3 choices (from least astronomical to most astronomical rate per night) – Disney Ambassador Hotel Tokyo Disneyland Hotel … Continue reading Disney Ambassador Hotel – Tokyo Disneyland
While we were in Tokyo last year, we took a day trip to the town of Kamakura which is known for its many beautiful temples. It took about an hour on the train and was very easy to get to. A … Continue reading Hokokuji Temple – The Bamboo Forest Temple, Kamakura, Japan
I loved the Tokyo Disneyland Resort, it was quite simply amazing! Tokyo DisneySea certainly lived up to the hype. If you ever get a chance, run, do not walk… just go! But alas, for me, the merchandise was a little … Continue reading Tokyo Disneyland Resort Merchandise… sigh…
On October 14, 2010 Duffy the Disney bear was officially welcomed to the Disneyland Resort in California with a small ceremony at Disney California Adventure. We were coincidently waiting at rope drop that day, while this short ceremony occurred. Considering … Continue reading Duffy the Disney Bear – Tokyo Disneyland Resort
14 Weeks Worth of Socks 