Travelogues Japan

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...

Located in the heart of Osaka, Osaka Castle is a magnificent castle surrounded by an impressive complex. Inside the castle is a museum that explains the history of the castle...

Since October 5th, Laura and Jens have been visiting. We spent the first 5 days in Kanazawa and then went to Nagano, where the 1998 Winter Olympics took place. But there's not...

Yes, September is already over and so is my work at the hostel in Kanazawa. On the last evening, the entire hostel staff went to an Izakaya (Japanese bar): 2 hours...

For 5 days, Melanie and Anja are visiting me in Kanazawa. So off to Shirakawa-go :) Shirakawa-go - actually three villages - is located between Kanazawa and the Japanese Alps....

Tokaido - translated as 'Eastern Sea Road' - was one of the 5 major routes of the Edo period (17th to 19th century) between Tokyo and Kyoto. Today, not much of it remains. A 3...

The day started a little later for us today... after all, you also want to relax a bit on vacation 🤓✌🏻️. After lunch, we headed to the northwestern part of Kyoto to the Golden...

My luck with the free day has been rather unsuccessful so far: rain, rain, and fog. Yesterday was no exception. Except that this time the rain was part of a typhoon :) But it...

In the south of Kyoto lies the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. It is not so much known for its exterior, but for the path lined with thousands of red torii gates that winds through...

Dotonbori with River

After setting off without a plan, I decided to hike to a train station. However, it was still a long way there and I had run out of water. Luckily, the

Mo 21.4 Cafeteria food Well, I really need to wrap things up with the ramen at the cafeteria. They are mediocre, not quite filling, and the fried stuff on top was basically...

I recently went out for sushi for the first time! Between two training sessions in Noda. Here you could order and then receive it from the two chefs in the background: I was...

All these trains in Japan look impeccable.

After checking out of the wonderful hotel 'The Thousand' today, we had some time to stroll around the huge station mall before departure of our Shinkansen 🚅. We hadn't seen the...

Today was all about Japanese culture, combined with some physical activity like climbing what felt like 10,000 stairs 😅. First, we walked from the hotel for about 40 minutes to...

With 37.2 million inhabitants, Tokyo is the largest city in the world. With so many inhabitants, there is plenty of room for niches and specialization. In short, Tokyo has...

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the first few days are over

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 now I am in Nagasaki. Not far from my hostel, there is the small artificial island of Dejima. Okay, island is a lie. It used to be an island and now it is just enclosed by...

Just two more weeks until I return to Germany. So I packed my bags and booked a flight to Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. As I was waiting at the...

Weather looks good, two days off in a row. So I bought another Hakone Free Pass and off we go! On the first day, I went to Lake Ashi and from there I could already see Mount...

So since Saturday I have been in Osaka, the counterpart to Tokyo. Osaka is known for its delicious food and the friendliness of its residents. I found the hostel right away. It...

First warm and humid, then rain and humid :) On the last day in Nagoya, before going to the language school in Gifu, I visited THE landmark of the city (Nagoya is actually quite...

Today was a city tour! First, I visited the Osu Kannon Temple. I believe it is the largest in Nagoya. Right next door is a shopping district that was even blasted with heavy...

Ninja village Iga Ueno

Off to Kamakura, a very popular coastal town with many temples and shrines. First, we headed to the Engakuji Temple, which is a large complex with various temples and buildings....

Today again in Ueno Park, there was music and entertainment from dancing women in beautiful dresses. There was also some food that couldn't be missed.

After a short night, it's now evening 5:30 PM. I have landed at the airport and now I need to fill out some forms as best as I understand. I look for my suitcase and on my way...