Kagoshima 20121027

Hi all,

When you don't plan, sometimes things can go wrong, I didn't realized that on Saturdays in Japan almost all hotels are fully booked. So we took the shinkansen and went to the south of Japan. The idea was to go to Kumamoto and rent a car there. Book a hotel and drive to Takachiho, it was a good plan. But the navigation was in Japanese, so we went to the hotel and asked for them to put in Takachiho in the navigation system. They did but it was a different Takachiho :(...

Miyajima 20121026

Hi,

For some time I hadn't any time to update the blog, busy with work and such. But I will complete the blog, or at least my travel experience in Japan. Even if it is the last thing I do in life :).

Miyajima was next on the agenda, this is a place I wanted to visit for a long time. I reserved a full day to check the whole Island.

To reach Miyajima there are several ferries going there. during the ferry trip, I saw some fish boards. I don't know what they were used for exactly, but I bet fishing has to do something with it.

Kyoto 20121025

Hi all,

Today Kyoto was on the program, just for one day, we will come back later. But we thought to stay one day here and grab some sightseeing on the way. Kyoto has a lot to offer regarding culture and things to see. So i made a selection what to do today. One of the first thing to see was of course Kinkakuji, the Golden Temple:

Osaka 20121024

Hi,

Waking up at Osaka in the Namba district was very entertaining. It is a lively district and very crowded. Today we planned to go to Nara and check Osaka. So we took the train from Osaka to Nara at around 9 in the morning. Arriving in Nara, first some breakfast, I took red bean bun which was quit tasty.

Takayama 20121023

Hi,

After the Fuji experience yesterday, today I hoped for a relaxing day. After checking out of the hotel in Nagoya, we took the train to Takayama as we wanted to sleep a night in Shirakawa-go in these old traditional Gassho-zukuri farmhouses. But after some phone calls we couldnt find any place to stay the night so we just went to Takayama and see from there how to continue.

After a two hours we arrived by train in Takayama, as it was already 15.00 hours we decided to directly go to Hida Folk Village, which is a small village like the old days. It is a kind of a museum in the open air. It was a rainy day, so not a lot of people where there. The entrance of the village.

Fuij 20121022

Hi,

Today was Fuji day and for now the last day in Tokyo. I will miss Tokyo, but there is a great country called Japan to explore :).

Took the train from Shinjuku to lake Kawaguchiko, it was a ride of about 2 hours. The last part of it was a special train which stopped now and then to get a nice view. There was also a guide in the train explaining where we were and what there was to see. The way to the lake was nice and we got some nice views of mount Fuji.

Tokyo 20121021

Hi,

Today was a busy program, woke up early again to spot some Sumo wrestlers. I had not a lot of hope to see them, but you never know. First went to the Kasugano stable, should be one of the most famous:

Again no luck to enter the different stables, but all of a sudden we saw one: