Megan & Joe

We're Getting Married!

When

2022-12-03 00:00:00

Honeymoon

Japan

Wishlist

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• Feeding the Bowing Deer in Nara

  Nara is famous for its deer park, which is home to around 10,000 deer. Feeding deer is a tradition that dates back centuries as deer are considered sacred animals in Japan.

• Hozugawa River Cruise

  After a scenic train ride, we'll take a traditional style, flat bottomed boat piloted by boatmen who guide the craft with oars and bamboo poles back to Arashiyama.

• Iwatayama Monkey Park

  Take a short hike to the top of Mt. Arashiyama overlooking Kyoto and feed Japanese macaques!

• Kyoto - Kinkakuji, Nanzenji & Eikando Temples

  Kinkakuji was originally a shogun's villa and is now a Buddhist temple. Nanzenji Temple is the head temple of a sect of Zen Buddhism. Eikando Temple belongs to the Jodo sect of Buddhism.

• Kyoto - Kiyomizudera Temple, Nijo Castle & Fushimi Inari Shrine

  Kiyomizudera Buddhist Temple was founded in 780 Nijo Castle was a shogun's residence, and is now a UNESCO world heritage site Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates

• Kyoto - Yasaka Shrine & Tenryuji Temple

  Yasaka Shrine was founded in the 7th century and is one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto Tenryuji Temple is ranked first of the five great Zen temples in Kyoto

• Mag's Park Rooftop - View of Shibuya Crossing

  Enjoy a bird's eye view of one of the busiest intersections in the world, Shibuya Crossing!

• Mipig Cafe

  Enjoy drinks and snacks while cuddling micro pigs!

• Sagano Romantic Train

  Ride an old-fashioned train through the mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery

• Visiting Historic Sites in Nara

  Todaiji Temple was made in 752 as the head Buddhist temple Isuien Garden is a Japanese garden with tea houses scattered throughout Nara National Museum is an art museum with primarily Buddhist art

• Visiting Historic Sites in Osaka

  Osaka Castle was the largest castle when it was built in 1583 Hozenji Temple pays homage to Fudo Myoo, one of five guardians of Buddhism

• Nakatanidou Mochi in Nara

  Watching the creation of yomogi mochi, green rice cakes made with mugwort, filled with red bean paste, and dusted with soybean flour.

• Osaka Street Foods - Dotonbori District

  Osaka is known as the food capital of Japan. We'll try street foods such as takoyaki (fried octopus), gyoza sandwich, conveyor belt sushi, okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes), and tempura

• Otoro Tuna Sashimi

  Otoro comes from the inside of the belly of bluefin tuna and it's the fattiest part of the fish. The texture is often described as intensely rich, marbled, and having melt-in-the-mouth properties.

• Ramen

  Ramen is one of the most popular dishes in Japan! Wherever we go, we'll try each flavor - shio (salt-based), shoyu (soy sauce-based), miso (soybean paste), and tonkotsu (pork bone broth).

• Sushi

  Sushi is the most famous dish outside of Japan, though local flavors are much different than the sushi we know here. We'll sample all the sushi we can in each region we visit!

• Wagyu Beef

  Wagyu farmers in Japan achieve this exceptionally tender, gorgeously marbled beef by raising cattle in a stress-free grazing environment and by keeping their heritage pure to the Wagyu bloodline.

• Airfare Fund

  Help us get there and back.

• Hotel Fund

  To cover all our nights in honeymoon heaven.

• JR Rail Pass

  The JR Pass is the most cost-effective way to travel around Japan. The pass offers unlimited access to all JR public transport including Shinkansen bullet trains, buses, ferries, and airport transfers

• Koyasan Temple Stay - Shukubo Experience

  Shukubo involves lodging within a Buddhist temple, enjoying vegetarian meals, an opportunity to observe the daily life of Buddhist monks, and morning religious rituals.

• Night at a traditional Ryokan

  Ryokan are Japanese-style inns, an opportunity to experience the traditional Japanese lifestyle and hospitality, with tatami rooms, futon beds, Japanese-style baths and home-cooked local cuisine.

• Train tickets to Kyoto

  There is more to Japan than just Tokyo, we would love to see this historical city

• Train tickets to Osaka

• Train tickets to Nara

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