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Today we visited the places we couldn't see yesterday due to the rain. First, at 9 AM, we visited the Tsukiji Fish Market. The main market relocated some time ago, so only the...

The tsunami was predicted, but fortunately Tokyo was only grazed... However, it was enough to get quite wet. After nearly 3 weeks of sunshine, some rain is welcome. We rearranged...

Hello dear ones, Tokyo on the second day and today’s agenda for us included. - Meiji Shrine - Through Harajuku..the shopping street - Shibuya...All go intersection -

...what can I say, we arrived in Tokyo this afternoon..and the city has presented itself in such a way that we are curious to see how the next days will unfold...

Today was Fuji Day.... we were as excited as can be that it was finally starting. First things first, we had breakfast... and indeed, we got our breakfast today at Wendy's...

Everyone around the age of 35 will surely remember that Nagano was the host of the Olympic Winter Games in 1998 and our athletes, Katja Seitinger, Uschi Disl, or Hackl...

The breakfast began just as the dinner had ended. Many small bowls with delicious items, but also less delicious ones (fermented cherries are one of those items). After that, we...

Goodbye Kyoto, it was already very early today... Breakfast at 6 as our Shinkansen to Nagoya departs at 8:13... not that it would have been bad if we missed it, because unlike...

So dear readers, we continued today and seized the opportunity to check off a few items on our Kyoto bucket list in 38 degrees. East of Gion...

..this city has so much to offer that we are glad to have 3 days planned here. So grab a coffee quickly before reading... Today we walked and drove all around Kyoto. Our journey...

Today was all about Japanese food. But before we got started, we had some culture. We visited the historic Nijo Castle, which served as the residence of the Shoguns. It was also...

Finally Kyoto...the first day in the ancient capital started here with a proper Japanese breakfast.. Taking the train, we first headed out of the city to the bamboo forest..Very...

....as suspected...futon beds. These things and I will never be friends in this life again...but at some point, my back was straight again, and our hosts served us a lovingly...

..after the first night on the futon bed, we had to sort out all our bones to get back straight to the communal bathroom...don’t forget to put on the toilet slippers. From there,...

Today we say goodbye to Hiroshima with a bit of nostalgia and travel to Kõya, which is 400 km away and a UNESCO World Heritage site. About 700 monks of Shingon Buddhism live here....

Getting up a little earlier than usual🥱... to have breakfast at 6:30 AM. The boat left from Hiroshima Peace Park to Mijajima at 08:45, an island off the coast of Hiroshima known...

The day 3 started with a city walk through Beppu to the sea, to cool our feet. Here you occasionally come across amusing things... like a vending machine with edible insects......

After our first Japanese breakfast, which was good, but one has to get used to having soup, rice, and fish in the morning, we went into the city to visit the first shrine of our...

We were on the road for 17 hours from Frankfurt with a stopover in Hong Kong and a connecting flight to Fukuoka.. Fortunately, a seat next to us remained empty after Frankfurt.....

Here it is, August 2025, which seemed so far away when we booked the trip... and now we are already busy preparing and planning. The right seats on the plane are reserved and we...

In November 2024, we decided it was time for another long-distance trip. Our dream... Japan... a country between tradition and modernity. An exciting culture that we absolutely...