Tokio2019

08.12.2019 - Airport Thoughts It's unbelievable how quickly the last 3 months have passed... now I'm already sitting at the airport in Beijing, waiting for my flight to San...

11/30/2019 - blinked once and 3 months flew by 🙈 Here I am now with my JR Railpass and my backpack on the Shinkansen to Hiroshima, and I somehow can't believe that my 3 months...

09 and 10 November 2019 - Weekend Trip to the Foot of Mount Fuji 富士山 With beautiful autumn weather, we set off again on Saturday morning - and into the clouds 😑 Cool, gray,...

01.11.2019 - Hike from Mt. Mitake to Mt. Hinode Since I had a meeting with Prof. K on Saturday (that's what happens when he's on various business trips for 3 weeks and only in...

17.11.2019 - Confusion between Mt. Hiwada and Gojo Waterfall 日和田山 and Gojo Waterfall 五常の滝 If the hike last Sunday has shown me one thing, it's that even after over 2 months and...

November 4, 2019 - A reorganized hike In early November, I wanted to go towards Mt. Takao - but this time not directly, but from Takao Station first by bus and then hike to the...

26. und 27.10.2019 – 3 Affen, Tempel, Wasserfälle, Berge, See, Hochmoor und endlich Herbst! Ein weiteres, vor allem im Herbst äußerst beliebtes Reiseziel der Tokyoer ist die...

20.10.2019 - Mount Nokogiri 鋸山 A week after Hagibis, it was time for a Sunday hiking trip again: Nokogiriyama (which literally translates to 'Saw Mountain') with its steep...

05.10.2019 - Yokohama 🎡 Early October already led me on a day trip to Yokohama, Japan's second largest city, under a radiant blue sky and summery temperatures. The transition...

28.09.2019 - A Saturday in Kamakura One of my Saturday trips took me to Kamakura, which is often referred to as a small Kyoto because of its many shrines and temples. Kamakura...

12.10.2019 – Taifun Hagibis Kaum aus Kyoto zurück, stand auch schon mein Plan fürs Wochenende: zuhause einlümmeln und Taifun Hagibis vorbei ziehen lassen… Der bewegte sich...

October 10, 2019 - Short trip to Kyoto (2) Kyoto, the former capital of Japan, has countless temples, shrines, and gardens. One could easily spend weeks visiting a different one...

09.10.2019 - Short trip to Kyoto (1) Actually, I wanted to go to Kyoto on the long weekend and had already booked my hostel. But when I tried to book the allegedly cheap night...

21 and 22 September 2019 - Trip to Hakone On my 3rd weekend in Japan, I had my first 'real' overnight trip: a visit to THE recreational area for stressed Tokyoites. Hakone, or...

01.10.2019 - Already a whole month in Japan o.O wow, how time flies... Month 1 out of 3 is already over, and apart from the weekend sightseeing tours, everyday life has also...

September 14, 2019 - Trip to Mt. Takao Good things come to those who wait... and boy was this day long 😉 My day trip to hike up Tokyo's famous mountain Mt. Takao was quite a...

Typhoon Japan how to behave", ... an hour later, I wasn't much wiser: no (English) warnings, weather forecasts only showed an increased chance of rain in the afternoon, and the...

07/09/2019 - The first weekend in Tokyo On Saturday, the time had finally come: out of my neighborhood and sightseeing! Through Harajuku and Shibuya From my apartment, I...

08.09.2019 - Schlaflos in ...Tokyo - das beschreibt meine 1. Woche in Japan wohl sehr gut. Nachdem mich am Montag und Dienstag die Aufregung morgens aus dem Bett getrieben...

Torii at the entrance to the park grounds

Lunch at the cafeteria

The house - my room is on the 3rd floor on the left

01.09.2019 - Arrival At some point between the long, uncomfortable and half-movie-watching hinddozen, the murmuring and chirping toilet, and the bus ride through nocturnal...