Travelogues Japan

Travel Impressions As the capital of Japan and officially the largest city in the world, there is nothing that Tokyo does not have. There is something for every taste. The...

Last breakfast at Intercontinental Tokyo Bay

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...

by day and more and more ebb.... and at night again with the little boat from the hotel. Super!

So we continue to Tokyo after Nagano! Tall buildings and crowds of people. And to make it clear from the start: Tokyo itself does not have 30 million inhabitants. The city...

Nach langer Pause mal wieder ein Eintrag :) Wenn ich frei hatte mal kein Regentag war, habe ich nur kleine Sachen gemacht. Ich bekomme gleich zweimal Besuch hier in Kanazawa. Da...

Back to the lake again, to see nothing again. And then on to the brewery tour. Chiyo (you'll never guess her age :D) was looking forward to the beer the whole time, 'Free...

And of course, first stop at the town hall: register. Then relax. Allegedly it's only 25° today, but it's so humid that you start sweating like a little pig after just 2 meters...

Today we went to the west of Osaka, to the harbor. Here is the world's largest aquarium with a whale shark as the main attraction. But we didn't go in. Instead, we rode the...

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 took a short trip to a temple complex where the lucky cat (Maneki-neko / beckoning cat) plays a central role. These cat figures are sacred ornaments, and if they are destroyed,...

The travel day is coming to an end, Julia gets 9 hours of sleep and I only get a measly 2 hours. But on the plus side, 3 good movies are added to my account and a few hours of...

The following day, we had a proper rainy day, but we still picked something wonderful. We visited the Shogun Palace. Unfortunately, taking photos inside was not allowed. We had to...

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This weekend, I met up with Florian, Alex, Hisham, and Max in Osaka. I arrived earlier than the others, around 12 PM. Since I only traveled with hand luggage, I got out of the...

At Hokkaido University, there is a baseball tournament every year, and since Prof. Maeda's group is participating, there were two games on Thursday. It's a knockout system, so...

Tokio ist die Hauptstadt Japans und die bevölkerungsreichste Metropole der Welt. Sie ist auch eine der 47 Präfekturen Japans und besteht aus 23 zentralen Stadtbezirken und...

Nachdem der gestrige Tag doch ziemlich anstrengend war, haben wir uns nach dem Frühstück, das hier im Hotel, wie alles andere, exzellent ist, in den Spa-Bereich begeben und...

Hokkaido is the northern, large island of Japan. Here you can find large ski resorts, a lot of green land, and some specialties. In addition to the Hokkaido pumpkin, which is...

One day before Jens' and Laura's departure, we went to Kamakura, 1 hour south of Tokyo. In Kamakura, like in Kyoto, there are many temples and shrines. And the second largest...

Heute Nacht ist ein Taifun über Japan gefegt. In Tokyo lagen jediglich nur ein paar kleine Äste auf dem Boden. das gute an einem Taifun ist, dass danach immer schönes Wetter...

Yokohama is located southeast of Tokyo. The most famous thing in Yokohama is probably the Ferris wheel in Minatomirai 21 (a seaside district) and Chinatown. Unfortunately, the...

Der Kenroku-en in Kanazawa ist offiziell einer der drei schönsten Landschaftsgärten Japans ("nihon sanmeien"). Berühmt sind die Pinienbäume, die ab November mit Seilen vor den...

In the morning, we had a traditional Japanese breakfast at the ryokan. Then we took the train to Himeji to admire one of the last remaining Japanese castles. Himeji Castle, also...

We have fulfilled a long-awaited wish of Julia; she wanted to go to the 45th floor of the Government Building in Shinjuku (for a long time). The view from up there is really cool,...

This morning we made a short trip to the Sky Garden, where you can even see Mt. Fuji if you're lucky 🙌 Unfortunately not for us today, but we might have a chance in the...

After the park, we walked to the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple complex and had a great view of the Tokyo Tower. A ceremony was held inside the temple, very impressive. Huge drums and...

Arriving at our accommodation, we were delighted by the tatami mats and traditional furnishings. We enjoyed a nap on our futons and chatted with our hosts over tea.

Hello to all my loyal followers. We arrived in Tokyo, which really took our breath away. 😍 We spent the first days visiting Tokyo Tower and Shibuya Street. Additionally, we...

Finally, a sea day where we had interesting lectures, could prepare for the coming days, and relax. There was also the Galley Market again, but the tuna and the suckling pig were...