Travelogues Japan

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...

Nintendo and bug collector

About Clothing and Kyoto

Watch what you wish for

Of Farewells and the South Seas

Time to say goodbye!

Today is the last city on the list. At least for the group tour. Today we will make our way to Osaka. There is still some time before departure. I decide to use the little time...

Life is better at the beach. (January 13th - 18th, 2020)We did not leave our spot on the beach near Punta Umbria for a week. It was the first time on our trip that we stayed...

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...

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

Yesterday I woke up in the Ryokan in Amanohashidate in sunshine... The futons are already very thin. The walls are very thin as well. But I slept surprisingly well despite...

Today I took the regular train from Kyoto to .... Yes, actually I wanted to go to Amanohashidate, but it didn't quite go as planned. Everything was wonderful in Kyoto. Early at...

Westerwald - Frankfurt - Hong Kong - Sapporo ... the journey begins

After a somewhat hasty departure from Osaka, where we overslept the check-out time, we made our way to Kobe - the city world-famous for its beef. We had high expectations, as...

goodbye", and "thank you" in Japanese very often. So, I didn't understand anything anymore. This temple and the mountain were very beautiful, but unfortunately, this complex...

Now we continued upwards... We flew to Tokyo. The weather was anything but a welcoming greeting and it poured buckets. However, it wasn't a big deal because we actually spent...

My journey around Japan with a total of six different ports, one of them as a detour to South Korea (Busan) last week, has flown by, but has left an incredible number of...

September 29 Tuesday was our first day to explore Kyoto, and unfortunately, it was quite rainy. In fact, a tropical storm was already making its way...

September 27 On Sunday morning, our host Ikuko treated us to a delicious breakfast. After that, we strolled through the tea fields once more and stocked up on enormous quantities...

September 19 On Saturday, our journey continued. After breakfast, we picked up our rental car at the train station: a Toyota Yaris. After the paperwork, we hit the roads of Japan....

September 18 After leaving the hectic capital, where there was more to see than could possibly be done in just a few days, it almost felt relaxing to have only two destinations...