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Category: Japan
Two weeks in Japan – Experience Japan’s highlights
Japan has amazing food which you find at every corner, fast Shinkansen trains and a good local public transport system. You can gawk up at modern skyscrapers and sleep on futons in traditional ryokans. There seems to be a system Read More …
Relax at the best onsen in Beppu
The onsen visits were one of our highlights in Japan. Especially after a long train ride or many hours of sightseeing, there is nothing better than to lie in a pool of hot water and daydream for a while. Beppu Read More …
Best sights of Kyoto – city of 2000 shrines and temples
If you like temples and history, Kyoto is your place to go to for in this city you find over 2000 temples and shrines. For example, you will find Inari Shrine, one of the most pictured shrines in Japan which is Read More …
The best beef in the world – Eat Kobe beef in Kobe
Apart from sushi, there aren’t many Japanese foods which are famous all over the world. But there is something else which will probably ring a bell. That’s the best beef in the world, also known as Kobe beef. I once Read More …
How to best visit the Beppu Hells
Beppu is an onsen town directly at the ocean. However, you won’t smell salt in the air. As soon as you step off the train you will smell sulfur. You can even see the steam that vaporates from every gap Read More …
Spend the night at Oedo Onsen Monogatari
Oedo Onsen Monogatari was the first Onsen we went to in Japan and therefore we automatically asumed that all the onsens would be as nice as that. However, this isn’t the case. Oedo onsen is a beautiful and clean modern Read More …
Nara – a huge park with tame deers
Nara is only a 30 min train ride from Kyoto and therefore easy to visit without moving your luggage again. Nara is above all an outdoor pet zoo for cute deer but also offers several nice temples and a little Read More …
Visit the famous Kyoto sights without missing anything
If you like temples and history, Kyoto is your place to go to. In this city, you find over 2000 temples and shrines. You will also find Inari Shrine. It is one of the most pictured shrines in Japan. Strolling Read More …
Spending the night at Haneda Airport
Spending the night at Haneda airport might not be what you had envisioned for your first night in Tokyo. However, something I was very surprised about in such an advanced country as Japan was that public transport stops from about Read More …
Hiking in Hakone (Daytrip from Tokyo to Kanagawa Prefecture)
Hiking in Hakone Hakone is a famous Onsen (hot spring) region and offers many hiking trails to catch a glimpse of Mt Fuji. For example from Mt Komagatake, on which you get with a cable car. Further, you could visit Read More …