Winna Chan's Reviews

Keiō 1DAY Ticket

Keio Corporation operates a rail network that spans Tokyo and extends to neighboring prefectures. The company's "Keio 1DAY Ticket" can be purchased from automated ticket machines at all stations, starting from the first train of the day. (Note: Sales times are limited. If no information is displayed on the ticket machine screen, please ask a station member.) If purchased on the same day, you can use this pass for unlimited rides on both the Keio and Inokashira lines.

• Tokyo
• Kanagawa
• Tickets & Passes

Kasugataisha Shrine

At the beginning of the Nara period, Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto is said to have ridden on sacred deer from Kashima in Ibaraki Prefecture to Mt. Mikasa to protect Heijo-kyo and promote national prosperity.

• Nara
• Shrines & Temples

Mt. Otowa Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Opened in the year 778, the temple was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994. In the 130, 000 m2 area of the precincts spread out on the hillside of Mt. Otowa, there are more than 30 cathedrals and monuments, including national treasures and important cultural properties.

• Gion, Higashiyama, Yamashina
• Shrines & Temples

iZoo, the hands-on animal center!

This zoo specializes in rare reptiles and amphibians you won’t find elsewhere in Japan. In addition the country’s largest reptile and amphibian habitat, there are over 300 species of snakes, lizards and turtles to see at this wildlife nursery and center.

• Shizuoka
• Zoos & Aquariums

Nara Palace Site Historical Park

It was a place that flourished as the capital of Japan when the imperial palace was moved to Heijo-Kyo in 710. It is said that more than 100,000 people lived in the large-scale capital of about 2,500 ha, which was modeled on Changan, the capital of Tang.

• Nara
• Museums