Kansai

Overview

Henry travels to Osaka to experience standing on Japan’s tallest building, Abeno Harukasu. He visits Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum right after, the only art museum in the world that exhibits ukiyoe paintings where he also learns how to create ukiyoe paintings. Exploring a different side of himself, Henry learns about being a geisha in the city. He enters the grounds of Nijo Castle and Kyoto’s most popular geisha district in Gion to experience the culture and lifestyle back in the Edo Period. The child in him lights up as he transform into a ninja at the Iga Ryu Ninja Museum dedicated to the history of ninja and ninjutsu. To end his trip in Kansai, he gets a taste of a monk’s lifestyle through an overnight stay at the temple lodging in Mount Koya.

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