Archive for the ‘Travel Japan’ Category
Thursday, December 29th, 2011 |
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial or the Genbaku Dome is located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It was the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded on 6 August 1945. Through the efforts of many people, including those of the city of Hiroshima, it has been preserved in the same state as immediately after the bombing. Not only is it a stark and powerful symbol of the most destructive force ever created by humankind; it also expresses the hope for world peace and the ultimate elimination of all nuclear weapons.
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 |
Ryoanji Temple is also known as the Temple of the Peaceful Dragon. This temple is a Zen temple that belongs to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. It is a historic monument of ancient Kyoto as well as a UNESCO world heritage site. The site of the temple is located in the estate of the Fujiwara family which came to the hands of the Hosokawa clan branch of the family. Hosokawa Katsumoto inherited the land and after his death, it was converted into a Zen sect temple complex. The Hosokawa emperors were buried here in what is now known as the Seven Imperial Tombs. The seven emperors that were buried here were Uda, Kazan, Ichijo, Go-Suzaku, Go-Reizei, Go-Sanjo, and Horikawa. The burial site was restored in the 19th century through the order of Emperor Meiji.
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011 |
Conveniently located above the Nagoya Station at 1-1-4, Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, the Marriott Nagoya Associa Hotel offers supreme relaxation and international hospitality which is the same as when the first Marriott Hotel opened its doors to guests. The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is conveniently located immediately above JR Nagoya Station. It is the best location for travelers from Tokyo and Osaka. The front reception is located at the 15th floor of the station.
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011 |
The Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel at 3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan is an elegant oasis of space and calm that offers spectacular views of Tokyo and the Kanto Plain all the way to Mount Fuji, from the top 14 floors of the 52-storey Shinjuku Park Tower.
The hotel offers accommodation choices of park twin rooms, park king rooms, park deluxe twin rooms, park deluxe king rooms, park view twin rooms, park view king rooms, park twin suites, park king suites, governors suite, diplomat king suite, diplomat twim suite, presidential suite and Tokyo suite. All the units have 37 inch plasma TV with cable/satellkite channels, CD library, CD/DVD player, internet access, dataport, individual air-conditioning control, in-room safe, speakerphone, wet bar, video on demand system, coffee/tea maker, crib upon request, hairdryer, mini bar, complimentary mineral water, robes, shoeshine service and complimentary mobile phone service.
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011 |
The solitary grand hotel at 1-1 Uchisaiwai-Cho 1-CHOME, Chiyoda-Ku,Tokyo,Japan, the Imperial awaits guests with a world of beguiling, graceful precision and care. As the guests sets inside the hotel, they will be received, in any of five languages, by devoted staff whose lifelong careers lavish an art on attending to the guests’ needs.
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