Himeji Castle

I took a day trip from Kyoto to Himeji to see this castle--one of the most well-known in Japan. It is also known as the White Heron castle because it is so white. Hideyoshi built it in 1580 but was later enlarged and occupied by 48 other lords.

These are the castle gardens

Views from the castle tower

The inside of the castle

The moat around the castle

Kyoto, Japan!

I spent a day in Kyoto seeing so many temples, shines, and parks.

On the way to Kiyomizudera Temple

Maruyama Park

Kiyomizudera Temple

Sanjusangen-do Temple--Inside there are 1001 statues of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy) all lined up in rows.

Maruyama Park

Kyoto Station

Fukuoka, Japan

So for my week's vacation I went to Japan. It was amazing! I took the hydrofoil ferry which was super fast and only took three hours from Busan, Korea to Fukuoka. I had beautiful weather.

I spent the day in Fukuoka. I went to Ohori Park, where there was a huge lake, to a Japanese Garden, and walked around the Fukuoka castle ruins.

Japanese Garden

Castle Ruins

View from the top of the castle hill