Osaka - Universal Studios Japan - One Piece Premier Show 2012 Photos

Universal Studios Japan - One Piece Premier Summer Show 2012 Photos

Osaka - Universal Studios Japan - Sanji's Pirates Restaurant

Osaka - Universal Studios Japan - One Piece Premier Show 2013

Kyodo - Ginkakuji Temple - Walk in the Ginkakuji Temple

Kyodo - Ginkakuji Temple - The World Culture Heritage Site

Kyodo - Kinkaku Temple - Walk in the Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion)

Kyodo - Kinkaku Temple - Shariden (舎利殿) / Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion)

Shariden (舎利殿) / Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion) 
Gold foil on lacquer covers the upper two levels of Kinkaku, and a shining phoenix stands on top of the shingled roof. The first level is built in the shinden style of the 11th-century imperial aristocracy; the second level is in buke style of the warrior aristocracy; and the top level is in the Chinese zenshu-butsuden style. Overall, Kinkaku is representative of Muromachi-period architecture.

Kyodo - Kinkaku Temple - Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion) / Rokuon-ji Temple

Kinkaku (The Golden Pavilion) / Rokuon-ji Temple
Kinkaku is a shariden(舎利殿), a Buddhist hall containing relics of Buddha. The pavilion is part of a temple that is formally named Rokuon-ji Temple, but commonly called Kinkaku-ji Temple, or Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Rokuon-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple, in the Shokokuji School of the Rinzai Sect.

Japan - Weather - Japan Weather and Climate Conditions

Japan weather - plan your Japan trip in advance according to the weather forecast. Japan weather can be extreme.

September is the typhoon season. Few of them are strong, usually it ends with some hard-hitting winds. If you are visiting Japan at this time of the year, I recommend paying attention to the weather forecast. Japan public transportation timetables can be affected too.

Yearly Weather In Japan Forecast - Japan Seasons