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Dari Kyoto yang cuman beberapa menit perjalanan ke Osaka dengan naik kereta Tokaido Line, membuat kami memutuskan juga untuk pergi ke Osaka walaupun cuman 1 hari. Osaka adalah kota di Jepang yang berpenduduk 19,220,000 jiwa.Osaka termasuk Kansai Region yang berada di kepulauan Honshu. 
Beberapa tempat wisata di Osaka: Amusement Parks, seperti: Festival Gate Osaka Aquarium-an aquarium located in Osaka Bay, containing 35,000 aquatic animals in 14 tanks, the largest of which holds 5,400 tons of water and houses a variety of sea animals including whale sharks. This tank is the world's second largest aquarium tank, behind the Georgia Aquarium, whose largest tank holds approximately 29,000 tons of water Tennoji Zoo Universal Studios Japan Shin-Umeda city - an innovative structure which has the floating garden observatory 170 m from the ground which gives you a 360 panoramic view of Osaka spectacular by night and fantastic by day great for photographs, a superb structure which also houses an underground mall with restaurants and is styled in the early Showa period in the 1920's, a very pretty zen garden is also here. Parks, seperti: Osaka Castle Park Sumiyoshi Park Tennoji Park Temples, Shrines, seperti: Mitami Shrine Osaka Castle Sanko Shrine Shitenno-ji, he oldest buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 AD by Prince Shōtoku. Shopping: Nippombashi Den Den Town Tenjinbashi-suji shopping arcade Yang menarik di Osaka, ada Universal Studio, yang merupakan Universal Studio kedua setelah di Amerika. Dari Stasiun kereta Osaka, kita naik Osaka Loop turun di stasiun Nishikujo. Kemudian dari stasiun Nishikujo, naik kereta Yumesaki Line, turun di stasiun Universal City. Dari stasiun Universal City, cuman beberapa menit jalan kaki, kita sampai di Universal Studio dengan tiket seharga 5.800 yen untuk orang dewasa.
|  | Sebetulnya di Kyoto masih banyak tempat2 yang layak dikunjungi seperti Kyoto Tower ( tempatnya di Kyoto Pusat), Ginkakuji dan Nanzenji (di Kyoto bagian Timur), Daitokuji, Ninnaji dan Jingoji (Kyoto bagian Utara). Sedangkan Kyoto bagian Barat, yang patut dikunjungi adalah The Arashiyama, Nonomiya Shrine, Iwatayama Monkey Park, 19th C.entury Hall dan Tenryuji.
Tetapi Nara, yang cuman beberapa menit naik kereta dari Kyoto juga kota yang patut dikunjungi. Tetapi sebelum pergi ke Nara, kita pergi ke Toji, temple yang ada di pusat kota Kyoto. Dari penginapan Kyoto cheapest inn, naik bis 202, turun di Toji minami mon mae.
Sekilas mengenai Toji temple:
In the 13th year of Enryaku (794) the Emperor Kammu transfered the capital of this country from Nara to Kyoto and he built, after the model of Changan, the then capital of China, two huge guardian temples on the east and the west side of the Rajyo-mon which was the south gateway to Kyoto. They are Toji temple (East Temple) and Saiji Temple (West Temple).
Five Storied Pagoda, was National Treasure, Edo Period. The five storied pagoda is so famous that it reminds all Japanese of Kyoto and Toji. It is the highest pagoda in Japan, measuring 187 feet. It was built by Kobo daishi in 826 and burned down four times after being struck by lightning. The present pagoda was built by the third Tokugawa Shogun Iemitsu in 1644. Inside are placed the images of four Buddhas and their followers, the eight great Bosatsu.
Setelah mampir ke Toji, kita meneruskan perjalanan ke Nara dengan naik bis 208 menuju stasiun Kyoto. Dari stasiun Kyoto, naik kereta Nara Line turun di stasiun Nara.
Sekilas mengenai Nara :
Nara was the capital of Japan, called Heijokyo, from 710 to 784. It was considered the cradle of Japanese culture, arts, and crafts. Buddhism first flourished here under the strong patronage of successive emperors and empresses. Major cultural heritage in Nara have been registered on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List as an irreplaceable part of the cultural heritage of all humanity.
One of sightseeing spots in Nara is Nara Park. Nara Park, a huge wasteland area was made into a park in 1880 and was designated as a scenic spot in 1922. It is in this park that famous temples and shrines designated as the World HeritageSites by UNESCO, such as Kofukuji Temple, Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Grand Shrine, are located. There is no doubt that such scenic spots, with theirs special integration of history and nature, are to be seen nowhere els. The tame deer, which are one of the symbols of Nara, present a pleasant scene of serenity
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Kasuga Grand Shrine, buka dari jam 9 pagi sampe 4 sore.
Generally believed to have been founded by the Fujiwara Family (the most powerful imperial
court nobles in the 8th century), to their tutelary deity, after the capital was moved to
Heijo-kyo (present-day Nara). The architectual style of the sanctuary is called the “Kasuga style”, because of the characteristic shape of its roof. The surrounding vermilion corridors, filled with bronze hanging lanterns, and surrounded by a thick, green grove, create an elegant atmosphere.
Kofukuji Temple, buka dari jam 9 pagi sampai jam 5 sore.
With the establishment of the new capital, Heijo-kyo, in 710, the Umayasaka Temple was moved from Asuka to its present site and was given its present name. In additionto the five-story pagoda, which is well known as a symbol of Nara, various buildings and historic Buddhist statues remind us of the long, impressive history of this temple.
Todaiji Temple
Founded by Emperor Shomu to enshrine the Great Image of Buddha (Vairocana Buddha) and as the General Head-temple of all provincial temples in Japan. It was completed in 752. Unfortunately, fire destroyed the edifice twice, and the present structure, which was rebuilt in 1692, was scaled down to two-third of the original size.
Nevertheless, it is the largest wooden building in the world and the magnificent structure is sure to fill its visitors with awe.
Todaiji temple, buka bulan April s/d September dari jam setengah 8 pagi s/d setengah 6 sore, bulan Oktober buka dari jam setengah 8 s/d 5 sore. Bulan November s/d Februari, buka dari jam 8 pagi s/d setengah 5 sore dan bulan Maret, buka dari jam 8 pagi s/d 5 sore.
Selain Kedua temple tadi dan Kasuga Grand Shrine, ada Byakugoji Temple, Gangoji Temple(World Heritage Site), Toshodaiji Temple(World Heritage Site), Yakushiji Temple (World Heritage Site), Chuguji Temple (Nunnery), Horyuji Temple(World Heritage Site),Hannyaji Temple, Jurin-in Temple, Shin-yakushiji Temple dan masih banyak temple di Nara, yang bisa didatangi apabila mengunjungi Nara.
Dari Nara Park, ke Fushimi Inari Shrine naik kereta Nara line ke stasiun Inari (kalo dari stasiun Kyoto, turun di stasiun ke-2 dengan tiket seharga 140 yen). Fushimi Inari Shrine buka terus dan tidak dikenai biaya, alias gratis.
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| | Hari kedua di Kyoto, tanggal 26 Agustus 2007, pagi2 sudah keluar dari hotel. Rencana dihari kedua ini, pergi ke Kinkaku-ji, Ryoanji, Heian-jingu dan Kyomizu-dera.
Dari hotel, jalan kaki menuju halte bis Nijo Mae, kemudian naik bis no 12 turun di halte Kinkaku-ji mae, sampe di Kinkaku-ji. Kinkaku-ji buka dari jam 9 pagi sampai 5 sore, dengan tiket seharga 400 yen. Sejarah mengenai Kinkaku-ji dapat dilihat di http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/kyoto/kinkakuji.html
Dari Kinkaku-ji, kita bisa ke Ryoanji, dengan naik bis no 12 di halte Kinkaku-ji mae turun di Ryoanji mae. Untuk masuk Ryoanji, kita harus membayar tiket seharga 500 yen dan buka dari jam 8 pagi sampai 5 sore. Serba-serbi mengenai Ryoanji, dapet dilihat di http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/kyoto/ryoanji.html
Dari Ryoanji, naik bis no 12 dari halte Ryoanji mae turun di Kinkaku-ji michi, di halte Kinkaku-ji michi naik bis no 204 turun di halte terdekat dengan Heian jingu. Story mengenai Heian-jingu dapat dilihat di http://www.sacred-destinations.com/japan/kyoto-heian-jingu.htm
Dari Heian jingu jalan kaki ke halte higashi yama nijo, ke Kyomizu-dera naik bis 206 turun di Kyomizu-michi. Kyomizu-dera buka dari jam 6 pagi sampai jam 6 sore, dengan tiket masuk seharga 300 yen. Tentang Kyomizu-dera dapat dilihat di http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3901.html
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| | Hari pertama di Kyoto, tanggal 25 Agustus 2007, jam 8.00 sudah siap2 dari hotel Kyoto Cheapest inn ke Nijo Castle. Kalo dari hotel, kita cuman jalan kaki 10 menit ke Nijo Castle. Adapun Nijo Castle, merupakan peninggalan jaman Ieyasu Tokugawa. Sejarah mengenai Nijo Castle dapat dilihat di http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijo_Castle dan http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/kyoto/nijo.html。
Masuk ke Nijo Castle mbayar 600 yen dan buka dari jam 8.45 pagi sampai 5 sore.
Setelah dari Nijo Castle, kita berjalan kaki ke Kyoto Imperial Palace. Ternyata jalan kaki dari Nijo Castle ke Kyoto Imperial Palace, cukup jauh.
Jam 11.00, berangkat ke KTI (The 16th Indonesian Scientific Conference in Japan) yang diadakan di Universitas Kyoto.
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   Liburan musim panas di Jepang , enaknya kemana ya? Kyoto, merupakan salah satu kota yang wajib “dijujug” kalo pergi ke Jepang. Sejarah mengenai Kyoto dapat dilihat di http://www.kyoto.travel/infomation/history_of_kyoto.html Disamping Kyoto terkenal dengan kota tuanya, Kyoto adalah kota yang terkenal kaya temple di Jepang, yang salah satunya Kiyomizu-dera. Selain itu Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji, Heian-jingu, Fushimi Inari dan Nijo Castle juga layak untuk dikunjungi. Kalo punya waktu lebih luang, kita juga bisa mengunjungi Nara, yang terkenal dengan Nara Park yang didalamnya ada Todai-ji.
Pengen pergi ke Kyoto dengan biaya murah dan meriah, bisa kita pilih pake Juhachi Kippu. Juhachi Kippu liburan musim panas berlaku dari bulan Juli sampai awal September setiap tahunnya. Juhachi Kippu adalah tiket kereta murah yang berlaku dimusim liburan sekolah. 1 Lembar tiket Juhachi Kippu seharga 11.500 yen, yang bisa dipakai 5 hari. Jadi kamu, bisa bepergian kemana aja yang kamu suka dengan memakai kereta api (punya JR) seharga cuman 2300 yen seharinya。Maksudnya seharian, dari jam 00.00 AM sampai 12.00 PM. Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut Juhachi Kippu, bisa dilihat di http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cove/5750/local.html#18kippu Karena tinggal di Utsunomiya, termasuk jauh dari Kyoto, kurang lebih 619.7 km , lebih baik berangkat pagi-pagi buta.
Dari Utsunomiya jam 5 pagi pake kereta Utsunomiya Line, turun di Stasiun Ueno (106.1 km). Dari Stasiun Ueno pake Yamanote Line turun di Stasiun Tokyo.
Dari Stasiun Tokyo pake kereta Tokaido Line, turun di Stasiun Atami (104.6 km).
Di Stasiun Atami, pake kereta Tokaido Line, turun di Stasiun Shizuoka (75.6 km).
Di Stasiun Shizuoka pake Tokaido Line, turun di Stasiun Hamamatsu (76.9 km)
Kalo beruntung, kita bisa dapet kereta langsung dari Atami ke Hamamatsu tanpa norikai.
Dari Stasiun Hamamatsu, ke Stasiun Toyohashi (36.5 km) dengan memakai kereta Tokaido Line.
Di Stasiun Toyohashi ke Stasiun Ogaki(116.4 km), pake kereta JR Tokaido Line.
Dari Stasiun Ogaki pake Tokaido Line ke Stasium Maibara (35.9 km)
Dari Stasiun Maibara ke Stasiun Kyoto (67.7 km) pake kereta JR Special Rapid Service.
Kalo kita, enggak ketinggalan kereta, kita bisa sampai di Kyoto jam 5 sore, tapi berhubung kita telat sampai Kyoto jadi jam 6 sore.
Sedang, tempat menginapnya, bisa dipilih hotel buat backpacker yang juga murah dan meriah, seperti:
Kyoto Cheapest inn (http://www.kyotofashion.com/kyoto-inn/ ), yang menawarkan harga dari 900 yen semalam (tatami course, yang harus bawa sleeping bag dari rumah)
J-Hoppers Kyoto Guesthouse(http://j-hoppers.com), 8 menit jalan kaki dari Stasiun Kyoto atau 2 menit jalan kaki dari subway Stasiun Kujo.
Guest House TONBO (http://ton-bo.boo.jp), 1 menit jalan kaki dari Stasiun Demachi Yanagi.
Utano Youth Hostel (http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/utano-yh/)
Hotel Roku Roku (http://www.6969.me.uk), deket Ginkaku-ji
Untuk keliling di Kyoto, kita bisa menggunakan bis, Kyoto City Bus Sightseeing dengan karcis seharga 500 yen seharian. Tiket bis ini bisa dibeli langsung di supir bisnya atau di stasiun kereta Kyoto. Untuk waktu makan, kita bisa beli onigiri di kombinistore terdekat atau beli cup soba, yang tinggal ngasih air hangat.
| Start: | Aug 24, '07 05:00a | | End: | Aug 28, '07 5:00p | | Location: | Kyoto-Japan |
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Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā?) is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan ( 35°39′31″N, 139°44′44″E). It is 332.6 m (1091 ft) tall[1], making it one of the world's highest self-supporting steel towers and the tallest man-made structure in Japan.
The design of the tower is based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Despite being 8.6 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower (32.6 if the latter's TV antenna is not included), Tokyo Tower only weighs about 4000 tons, whereas the Eiffel Tower weighs about 7300 tons.
It is painted in white and international orange according to air safety regulations. From dusk to midnight, the tower is brilliantly illuminated in orange. The lighting is occasionally changed for special events; for the Japan premiere of the movie The Matrix, for instance, the Tower was lit in neon green.[citation needed]
As it is mainly surrounded by low-rise buildings, Tokyo Tower can be seen from many points in the central wards of Tokyo, such as Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Bay, the east gardens of the Imperial Palace, and the southern promenade of Shinjuku Station.
History about Tokyo Tower
In the postwar boom of the 1960s, Japan was looking for a monument to symbolize its ascendancy as a global economic powerhouse. Looking to the Western world for inspiration, the Tokyo Government decided to erect its own Eiffel Tower. One of the tower's key early proponents was politician and Sankei Shimbun co-founder Hisakichi Maeda. The tower was completed by the Takenaka Corporation in 1958 (69 years after the Eiffel Tower) at a total cost of ¥2.8 billion.
Maeda's son, Fukusaburo Maeda, later became president of Nihon Denpato, the tower's operating company. In 1988, at the height of the Japanese asset price bubble, he established a subsidiary (Tokyo Tower Development) to set up a golf course project in Chiba Prefecture. Although the golf course opened in 1995, it failed to make a return on its profits due to an economic recession in Japan, and the company ended up deeply in debt and losing money. As a result Tokyo Tower was mortgaged for 10 billion yen in 2000.
The planned opening of the taller Sumida Tower in 2011 is expected to further depress Tokyo Tower's profits as broadcasters move to the new tower.
Tokyo Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
The other story about Tokyo Tower, you can see at http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/333/foreign/eng/index.html
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| | A new space born in a city that proposes a new life for people and flower with the theme of the orchid. A variety of events such as garden concerts can be viewed and enjoyed here by all.
Orchid Garden established in Aichi Prefecture, the primary producer of orchids in Japan. In Orchid Garden displays many orchids and other flowers all year round and has been stylishly designed to produce a relaxing atmosphere.
Orchid Garden is pretty building, designed with the image of the residence of a make believe European diplomat (Mr. Agyona Orchid) in mind. In keeping with the orchid’s romantic image, the building was constructed of Indian sandstone with a marble entrance hall. Within this mini theme park is the culmination of an antique European residence, combined with a treasure trove of South Asian orchids.
The atrium is the Orchid Garden’s main exbition area and displays approximately 250 species, 20.000 orchids, annually.
You can indulge in this area full of orchids while admiring the quality garden furniture and internal architecture. The ceiling was modeled on the London World Expo’s Crystal Palace. Orchids are displayed using a unique 3-dimensional display and the upper levels are decorated with seasonal displays
For the information:
Orchid Garden open from 10.00 AM until 20.00 PM, admission fee 700円 for adults, free of charge for junior high school and younger children. Closed on Wednesday (on the following day, if wed. falls on national holiday), and the year end through New Year’s Day.
You can take subway for going to Yabacho or Kamimaezu Station.
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| | Oasis 21 is park that opened in October 2002 at the northeast corner of Nishiki-dori and Hisaya-odori in Sakae. This is a complex multi-level park with the theme of “Spaceship Aqua” that is the symbol of the park and abundant throughout. There is the “Field Green” where flowers and trees are planted, and also the “Milky Way Plaza” where many events take place. Inside, there are a variety of shops and a connecting bus terminal for public transportation.
Information of Oasis 21:
Spaceship Aqua open from 10.00 AM until 21.00 PM, The shops open from 10.00-21.00 (Business hours vary by shop). Restaurants open from 10.00 AM until 22.00 PM.
If, you want to go to Oasis 21, you can take subway for going Sakae Station or Meitetsu Sakae Station.
Nagoya TV Tower, height 180 meters and the first intensive radio wave tower built in Japan. Among other tourist towers in Japan, this is the only one which is registered as a tangible cultural property. Its sky balcony, located 100 meters above ground, commands a panoramic view of the Nobi Plan.
For the information of Nagoya TV Tower:
Nagoya TV Tower open from 10.00 AM until 21.00 PM and admission fee for adults 600 円 and for elementary school students 300 円. You can take subway for Sakae or Hisaya-odori Station.
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| | A cubic urban space directly above JR Nagoya Station, where department store , a hotel, offices and restaurants are located. The two huge towers atop the JR Nagoya Station were completed in 1999. The smaller tower houses the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel; the taller tower contains office space. The two are connected via the "Sky Street," a glass-walled walkway on the 15th floor of the main terminal building. Also in the main building are Towers Plaza, which consists of two floors of restaurants, and the Takashimaya department store. At 245 meters, this impressive building has even made it to the Guiness Book of World Records as the tallest station building in the world. |
| | 13 companies of the Toyota Group established this museum. It exhibits the history of textile machinery and automobile industries and their technologies by actual machines and work display.
For information:
The museum open from 9.30 AM until 17.00 PM. Admission for adults 500 円(including University Student), Junior and Senior High School Students 300円, Elementary School Students 200円. Toyota Museum closed on Monday (on the following weekday, when Mon. falls on a national holiday), year-end and New Year’s Day holidays.
You can take subway for going to Meitetsu Sako Station.
You can see at http://www.tcmit.org/
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| | Located just south of Sakae and Fushimi, this is the temple which Ieyasu Tokugawa moved from Osu Village in Gifu Prefecture in 1612. Nagoya's main shopping centers, is Osu Kannon Temple - a great place to stroll and take in the mix of old and new. Osu Kannon Temple is Nagoya's oldest and the surrounding area is home to a vibrant fusion of old-style arcades selling everything from discount electronics to second-hand kimono, and a number of intriguing Brazilian shops and cafes
The Antique market held on the 18th and 28th days every month is very famous. The Osu shopping arcade located in the vicinity is also very popular.
For information:
If you want to go Osu Kannon Temple, you can take subway at Osu Kannon Station
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| | Nagoya Castle is one of sightseeing spots of Nagoya. Cause popular, other people maybe said, if you go to Nagoya and you does not have time for going to Nagoya Castle, it is means you are not going to Nagoya.
Then, during went to Nagoya at February 20 until 23, Nagoya Castle was one choice for our sightseeing.
For information:
Nagoya Castle open from 9.00 AM until 16.30 PM (for the castle tower until 16.10 PM). Admission fee 500 円 for adults, free of charge for junior high school students and younger children.
Nagoya Castle closed at December 29 until January 1.
You can take Subway Shiyakusho Station or Bus from JR Nagoya Station, and pay 200 円 for adult. |
| | Nikko is a small city at the entrance to Nikko National Park. It is most famous for the Toshogu, Japan's most lavishly decorated shrine complex and mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Nikko has been a center of Shinto and Buddhist mountain worship for many centuries, and Nikko National Park continues to offer scenic, mountainous landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, wild monkeys and hiking trails.
Nikko and the area around Lake Chuzenji, in particular, are well known for their beautiful autumn foliage (koyo). The best times to view the leaves depends on the elevation and year: For Yumoto and Lake Chuzenji it is usually mid October and for central Nikko early to mid November.
Nikko is located along Japan's Romantic Road |
| | We can find Begonia Garden near NIKKO Tochigi Ken |
| | If we want to see woderfull world, we can go to Tobu Square, near NIKKO. |
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