Okonomiyaki lunch in Osaka
Chinatown of Yokohama, a popular attraction for tourists visiting Yokohama, Japan
A masterpiece of Japanese garden in a 400-year-old house fronting Kyoto’s Kamo River. Come join one of our Japan tours for an experience you’ll cherish for the rest of your life.
#Itsukushima on a sunny day in late May
#Itsukushima , popularly known as #Miyajima , not far from the city of #Hiroshima, is a great a place to visit as a day trip destination, especially in April, May, October and November.
Please push me:)
#sumowrestling practice filmed by #laurustravel staffer in #Tokyo yesterday.
Hama-rikyū Gardens located at the mouth of the Sumida River in Tokyo is an urban oasis to escape the hustle and bustle of the mega-city.
The torii gate in the water as seen from inside the Itsukushima Shrine. The shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Aoi Matsuri, or "Hollyhock Festival", is one of the three main annual festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. With its origin in the 6th Century, the festival is intended to please deities and save Japan’s crops from natural disasters.
Chidorigafuchi Park is a popular spot in Tokyo for cherry blossom viewing between late March and early April.
The sushi making lesson begins with learning how to cut up the fish.
Kōraku-en (後楽園 ) in the city of Okayama is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kenroku-en in Kanazawa and Kairaku-en in Mito. First built in 1700, Kōraku-en morphed into its current form in 1863 near the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the World War II, the garden suffered severe damage in aerial bombing by the Allied forces.
#Kōraku-en #okayama #japantravel #laurustravel #japantour #gardentour #japan
Japan Tour Video
This short video captures the essence of our 14-day Best of Japan tour currently available at https://laurustravel.com/asia/trips/japan-tours/best-japan-14-days/. The itinerary includes Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kanazawa, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Kyoto, Nara and Osaka. An optional day tour to Miyajima and Hiroshima is also available on request. Follow the link for testimonials.
The 7.93-square-kilometre Sun Moon Lake (日月潭 in Chinese) is an incredibly photogenic body of water in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of the aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. The tiny island in the lake called Lalu is sacred to the Thao people and thus off limit to tourists. Elevation of the lake surface is 748.
#sunmoonlake #taiwan #日月潭
Cruising the Li River in late autumn.
#LiRiverCruise #LiRiver #Guilin #China
Terracotta Army Museum Visit in Xi'an
Look, the Terracotta Army Museum, Xi'an's Number One tourist attraction, is empty! We won't need a megaphone even if the museum were crowded because our guests can hear the guide on the Quietvox sytem provided by Laurus Travel.
Harvesting time is here. Farmers in Longji outside Guilin use machinery to thresh rice.
Picking tea leaves in Guilin. This state owned tea plantation is primarily used as a research base.
Iconic Kinkaku-ji in late October. Despite the chatter in the background, this remarkable tourist attraction in Kyoto is not that crowded today in comparison with what one normally would see here during the cherry blossom season. Very soon most of the trees in this Buddhist temple would turn red and yellow.
#kinkakuji #kyoto #japan
