Ja, Japan!

We're heading home! We're both a little sad that this beautiful vacation is coming to an end, but we're also looking forward to Berlin and the many nice people we've all missed....

There isn't much to report about Narita, but there have been many things in the last 17 days that I have been amazed by, that have surprised me, that I found strange, and some...

The last day in Tokyo with sunshine and 29°C. What do you do on a day like this? Some more sightseeing and spend the last yen! So we went to the Meiji Shrine, which is dedicated...

Today, we went back to Tokyo for the final day. After 3 hours on the Shinkansen, we arrived in Ryogoku, the Sumo district. Our hotel is right in the middle of it all. We saw the...

Yesterday, after shabu shabu, I quickly fell into a deep sleep without writing, so I am doing it now during the last ride on the Shinkansen towards Tokyo. We wanted to see so...

Today we drove from the Pacific coast to the Japan Sea coast in Kanazawa for about 3 hours with the Thunderbird. We passed directly by Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. In...

Today we are at Osaka Castle. What can I say, according to all travel guides, the place is worth seeing, but we were both rather disappointed. It is certainly pretty to look at,...

We went to Osaka today and spent the evening in Dotonbori. This is an entertainment district with many restaurants and shops. Osaka is known for its good food and there are many...

Today we continued our journey with the Shinkansen to Hiroshima. We spent a lot of time in the Peace Park here. The museum is very poignant, as the images of the victims here...

The last day in Kyoto. After our rice-rich breakfast, we went to the To-ji Temple. On the way, we already took care of the seat reservations for tomorrow on the Shinkansen and...

The Philosophers' Path was our destination today. It's called so because a philosophy professor used to walk here. There are many temple complexes nearby and contrary to the...

Phew, today we walked our feet off. We spent half the day in the large park grounds around the former Imperial Palace and also inside the palace itself. It was beautiful and you...

After a great breakfast - without rice today - we headed towards Kyoto. On the way to the Shinkansen, we bumped into some Scottish rugby fans on the train. The Japanese seemed...

Rugby!!! Today we started from Kawaguchiko with the fun Fuji Express towards Yokohama to see the All Blacks. After a few transfers and minor difficulties checking into the...

Today, thanks to the Japan Rail Pass, we took a leisurely train ride to Kawaguchiko. Getting the pass was the hardest part so far because we couldn't find the New South Exit at...

Today it was sunny again, I was finally wide awake, and we could spend the whole day outside. We went to Asakusa to see the temple. The temple itself was quite beautiful, and...

Today there was a lot of rain. So let's go to the museum. We spent some time at the National Museum before visiting loyal Hachiko, dodging a few school classes. He seems to be...

Hello from Tokyo! Jetlag is killing me. We arrived at 6:25 local time and managed to get to the city on a crowded train during rush hour. Unfortunately, we can't check in until...