Our next stop on our way to Matsumoto was a temple in Takasaki (Gunma Prefecture) known as the birthplace of the famous Daruma dolls: The Syorinzan Darumaji (達磨寺 縁起だるま). Unfortunately we arrived at the site quite late and didn’t get to see much of the city. I’m hoping to come back to Takasaki on one of our future trips to…
On our way to Matsumoto we decided to stop by the famous Tokyo’ “Lucky Cat” Temple in Setagaya. An absolute must visit for cat lovers! It’s quite a ways away from most of Tokyo’s top tourist spots so it’s often skipped by overseas tourists. It was a rainy day with not many visitors around. We parked our car near the…
It was finally time to visit Japan again: when we arrived at the Warsaw Airport we realized the plane is completely packed! We knew that this is going to be an awful flight – we made a last minute decision to switch from LOT economy to business class in order to make it easier and less exhausting on ourselves. LOT…