Travelogues Japan

Three consecutive days off, so let's go to Fuji. I'm actually not far from Fuji. However, there is a small mountain range between the hostel and the mountain. So, to Fuji, a...

In the east of Kyoto is the Ginkaku-ji, the Silver Pavilion or Ginkaku Temple. It is not really silver and it is not known whether there were actually plans to make it silver....

Hello, As some of you know, I am spending this semester in Yokohama, Japan. During this time, I thought it would be nice to post small updates here in the form of blog entries at...

After Kamakura, I went to Odawara, where there's a substantial castle that's beautifully illuminated in the evening. In the evening, I went back to the coast and then to a...

I went to Ikebukuro to try the famous eel there. This is a freshwater fish and a popular dish in Japan. The taste is very similar to regular fish. It was served with a delicious...

Finally arrived at the top of the mountain. At nearly 600m, there is a beautiful view, even though the air is not entirely clear. Unfortunately, the center of Tokyo, which is 50...

There was a lot going on in the city when I walked home from bouldering. I stumbled upon a nice summer festival at Kanda Myoujin Shrine. There, I treated myself to a cucumber on a...

 ...After the Storm... Radtour - 3 Tage - 136km - 1190 Höhenmeter 

Our captain prefers to drive along unpaved backroads instead of the highway. This means it's pretty bumpy and shaky. However, we are doing well for now, but there are noticeably...

1 Unsere Route auf kyushu 2 impressionen von der überfahrt von Oita nach shikoku

Monday 28.4 Cafeteria Food! Only ¥687. I’m a saver The vegetables are available at a cold buffet and cost about ¥170 per 100g. So it's quite cheap and filling! My own bowl...

The last weekend with Mountain Day was very beautiful, but also quite exhausting. The nightlife in Japan was also very interesting to experience. I was able to see the sunrise...

We only did some smaller activities in the next few days, so I'll summarize them here. On Friday, Ayuna showed us how a traditional tea ceremony in Japan takes place....

Our first real day in Tokyo started with a mega breakfast. It not only looked very good, but also tasted better than anything we had before. In addition, we could choose what we...

Finally, we have arrived after an 18-hour flight. We are trying to navigate around the airport and even find an affordable train to Tokyo. We still have a little hike to our...

🌧🌧☔️ what can I say... it rained heavily all day today and that at about 7 degrees. And what do you do in Tokyo with such weather? You take the subway 🚇 to the new Olympic...

Ohaiyou Gozaimasu.... This morning we landed at Tokyo Haneda Airport shortly after 6am. Tokyo greeted us with cold temperatures of around 3 degrees. After the 27 degrees...

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...