Published: 15.06.2017
On the first day of Kerstin's arrival, we only went to the Tennoji Temple and the Tsutenkaku district. No need to challenge jet lag :) Yesterday, the proper Osaka program...
Approximately 30 km east of Osaka lies Nara, the first permanent capital of Japan (in the 8th century). Nara is actually best known for its deer that stroll around Nara Park....
Now I'm back in Germany for almost two weeks and only now writing the very last blog entry. Naughty Sandra :) The flight back was actually quite pleasant. And the first German...
The last stop on my Kyushu trip: Kagoshima, November 2nd and 24 degrees. I wonder why I wore the long jeans :) Kagoshima is located in the southern part of Kyushu and is also...
Next stop: Kumamoto. Famous for its castle and Suizenji Park. Too bad I forgot that the castle was heavily damaged by an earthquake in April 2016. But no worries. It was...
So the next day we went to the place where Nagasaki became famous: the Peace Park, the Atomic Bomb Museum and the Hypocenter. Just like in Hiroshima, you walk around here with a...
After the botanical garden, we made our way to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. We had to walk all the way around to find the main entrance. The palace is beautifully laid out, well-ma
We started our Sunday in Kyoto with a visit to the botanical garden. Despite the typhoon, we stayed dry in the garden and the number of visitors was quite manageable as a result....
We began our stay in Hiroshima by visiting the Peace Memorial Park. There, we explored the museum and the Atomic Bomb Dome. After that, we walked to the famous Shukkei-en Garden...
During our cycling tour on Ikuchi Island, we visited a temple complex that was built by its owner over the course of 30 years and is dedicated to the mothers of this world. At...
