Travelogues Japan

The bathing culture of the Japanese is in a class of its own.

Tiring day with a visit to the Asakusa Shrine and a night walk

The City Between Mountain and Water

Sayonara, my friends!

Good morning, Hiroshima I set off to get a hat. It would be useful for today's trip. Miho gave me a tip last night that Don Quijote might have one. 05:00. Alright, it's really...

Came to the fox trail 5:30 a.m. The alarm goes off, waking up Charles and me after less than 6 hours. Preparation and departure at 06:15. We're taking the subway. As soon as I...

Thomas the locomotive

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...

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...

Every square meter between the houses in Japan is planted.

Perfekt mein Hotel in Nakasu, im Zentrum des Lebens von Fukuoka, der grössten Stadt von Kyushu, der südlichsten der vier Hauptinseln Japans wieder hat es viel Wasser.......

Er beginnt mit meiner Guide Tomomi über dem Bambuswald in einer historisch geschützten Strasse Saga Toriimoto (noch) ohne Touristen. die Kordel weist auf...

Ohaio ... the first week in Japan is over: Snow en masse and a culture we don't yet understand...

For our stop in Kyoto, where we wanted to explore a part of Japan's traditional side, we planned to stay two nights in a very nice hostel in the north of the city. Actually a...

A mountain range that deserved its own name.

After leaving Japan, I have many images and memories in my mind. As I have mentioned before, I found the enthusiasm and hospitality for our visit to be amazing. Even during the...

"Hello Okinawa" was the greeting today, as the first visit to Japan was dedicated to its southernmost region, an archipelago with its capital Naha, which the QE called at. The...

In small worlds, there was also a special exhibition dedicated to the anime 'Neon Genesis Evangelion.' This anime is older than I am and is very well-known in Japan. In this...

Hiroshima & Miyajima  28.02.-01.03.26 We spent a few days in Hiroshima. There, we enjoyed delicious ramen (see review) and visited a pachinko hall. The next day, we went to...

Die Shoei Yoh Ausstellung in Kumamoto wurde von Prof. Iwamoto (den ich in fukuoka getroffen habe) kuratiert. Eine Reihe seiner Gebäude waren glücklicherweise auf unserer Route....

1 fukuoka tower 2 kengo kuma Starbucks 3 Pflaumenblüte im Dazaifu tenmangu shrine 4 aaahhhhrchitektur 5 toyo ito Schale 6 treffen mit Prof iwamoto an der kyushu univer

Hello everyone, Today we had a very special experience planned – especially for Ramona: We had tickets for Tokyo Disneyland. Ramona was very excited, and even though I’m not a...

Today, we are heading to the Japanese Alps by train, to the mountain town of Takayama. The highlight will be our hotel, a traditional Ryokan inn, with an Onsen bath sourced from...

Today we decided to have a free day. We're going to sleep in. I feel better in the morning too. Then we want to go to the rooftop restaurant for breakfast and head up, but there...

and is reserved only for the imperial ancestral deities. The Inner and Outer Shrine (Geku) are rebuilt every 20 years. Therefore, there are two identical properties on the site,...

I spent another half day wandering around Narita, had something to eat, and completed my 10km as well. I then spent the rest of the day at the hotel relaxing. I planned to buy a...

Unfortunately, our last day in Osaka was rainy. We barely made it to the castle - wait with shelter and clouds 😂 The castle is really very beautiful and even impressed Siar. ...

Can we just start off by saying how proud I am of the 3 of us? No matter how early we have to leave, no matter when our train leaves or we have a table in the restaurant - so...

How underestimated is Hiroshima? We are absolutely thrilled with the city. So beautiful, so quiet, so well maintained. Of course back on the water 😂 — sure, if I think it's...

Tokyo, Japan — It's like we've fallen into a different world. This place is incomparable to anything we've seen before. It's incredibly clean — despite the high population...