Travelogues Tokyo

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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...

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...

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

11/30/2019 - blinked once and 3 months flew by 🙈 Here I am now with my JR Railpass and my backpack on the Shinkansen to Hiroshima, and I somehow can't believe that my 3 months...

Torii at the entrance to the park grounds

My last trip before leaving Korea took me back to neighboring Japan. Since I had already fallen in love with the country during my first visit with Philipp, I wanted to explore...

Sunday afternoon, April 30th, I flew from Shanghai to Nagoya, Japan and from there I took a direct train to Tokyo. In advance, I bought the Japan Rail Pass. With that, I can...

on travels....

Lunch at the cafeteria

The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon by HULIC has a sophisticated reception on the 13th floor and a terrace bar on the 14th. The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon Reception on the 13th floor:...

After a 16-hour flight, three airplane meals, and about 7 movies, we finally arrived in the megacity of Tokyo. First impression: humid, hot, an infinite number of people, loud,...

Tokyo, that was once again superlative! Approximately 38 million people live in the metropolitan area. During the day, thanks to the perfect public transportation system, you...

Sightseeing in Tokyo with a lot of rain. We started in Shinjuku, where the Japanese government buildings are located. You can ride up to the 45th floor of both towers for free....

Today, we made our first stop in the Akihabara district. This district is the heart of the Japanese electronics trade as well as a paradise for fans of video games and manga -...

🌧🌧☔️ 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We started our first full day in Tokyo with a stroll through the Yokocho Market. This former black market is known for its very intense fish smell. In the nearby Ueno Park, we...

07/09/2019 - The first weekend in Tokyo On Saturday, the time had finally come: out of my neighborhood and sightseeing! Through Harajuku and Shibuya From my apartment, I...

Yeah, I was in Bangkok. That was a pretty interesting city. But after a while, I had enough of all the damn temples. Then I met the two (Anni and Jessie) and spontaneously flew...

From Nagasaki, I rode the Shinkansen through Japan to Tokyo, the final stop of my journey, covering a distance of 1200 km in 8 hours. The next day, I met up with my old school...

01.09.2019 - Arrival At some point between the long, uncomfortable and half-movie-watching hinddozen, the murmuring and chirping toilet, and the bus ride through nocturnal...

01.11.2019 - Hike from Mt. Mitake to Mt. Hinode Since I had a meeting with Prof. K on Saturday (that's what happens when he's on various business trips for 3 weeks and only in...

November 4, 2019 - A reorganized hike In early November, I wanted to go towards Mt. Takao - but this time not directly, but from Takao Station first by bus and then hike to the...

before i start i want to say a few words about the trip. we booked the campervan a long time in advance. there are only a few rental places which speak english. because we...

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