JR Vacation Travel Talk #1 – Can you see the shy Fujisan, Selfie with giraffe at Asahiyama Zoo, and Candid Shot at Arashiyama, Kyoto
A shot taken from the JR track platform on the way to Kawasaki. There is something about the beauty of Mt Fuji as a backdrop behind these buildings. It’s so surreal and majestic that you can’t take your eyes off it…
JR Vacation’s first winter holiday in 2013. It’s a one week Hokkaido trip, using Sapporo as our base with daily day-hopping to different cities/towns. A memorable visit to Asahiyama Zoo, located in Asahikawa at -10 degrees. This zoo is famous for their winter penguin walk. However, my favorite is the giraffe, which look so endearing! Aww~~~ 
?Highly recommended to visit Asahiyama zoo in winter! You will have an extraordinary experience tracking your way to visit the animals in snow.
More info on Asahiyama Zoo:
http://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6892.html
Friends. Sunshine. Fun
Secretly snapped this candid shot of Japanese high school students at the Ōi River bank, Arashiyama Kyoto in hot summer 2015. Strangely, I remember their happy and sunshine vibes more than the famous bamboo grove. Nevertheless, Arashiyama is a national designated historic site and Place of Scenic Beauty, which I feel is best recommended to visit during Spring and Autumn. Easily accessible from Kyoto within 30 minutes, it has a few ryokans and a little touristy retailing street lined with souvenir shops and eateries.
More information:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3912.html
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3950_arashiyama_full.html
https://www.insidekyoto.com/arashiyama
