Matsuchiyama Shoden Honryuin, Tokyo
5 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Another beautiful temple, we choose to visit this one as its famous for offerings of radish. It was actually surprisingly busy with people praying, and we saw mounds of radishes too!
There was alsoЧитать далее
Irugi Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
5 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Another of the smaller shrines we went to, this one because it has some cartoon character sculptures around the area. It wasn't gimmicky though, and the only people we saw around the area seemed to beЧитать далее
Meguro River, Tokyo, Japan
5 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Beautiful river to wander along, this is most famous for being covered with cherry blossoms but we were just a few weeks too late unfortunately!
Still nice to sit beside and relax, and have a wanderЧитать далее
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
5 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
We wandered here from Meguro River, stopping at a delicious tofu restaurant where we had tempura, tofu, and drinks all in a traditional setting. Tofu and tempura were exceptional!
We then wanderedЧитать далее
See-through Toilets, Tokyo, Japan
5 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
A bit of a disappointment, as these are the infamous toilets which are supposed to be see-through when unoccupied, and then the walls glaze over when in use. They were continually glazed over, which IЧитать далее
Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
6 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
A huge park that we spent a couple of hours wandering around. The zoo, plus lots of musuems and art galleries, were also based within the park which made it feel like its own touristy area. Not asЧитать далее
Zenkōji Temple, Nagano, Japan
7 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We managed to get the bus up to this temple just in time, as we walked around the main temple site the bell was being ran to show it was closing time! Beautiful large temple that was so serene, gladЧитать далее
ПутешественникTraditionally a buddhist symbol, Hitler just liked it so decided to use it for Nazi's. There's quite a lot on temples around here
Olympic Flame, Nagano, Japan
7 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Something we only found out when we arrived, but Nagano hosted the winter Olympics in 1998!
Snow monkey park, Nagano, Japan
8 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌫 8 °C
We headed to the snow monkey park as early as we could, first in line for the express coach there, excited for the day ahead. When we arrived we started the walk up, and noticed the sign stated thatЧитать далее
Obuse, Japan
9 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
A cute little town we visited as we had free transport along the train line. Nice to see a more normal Japanese village, with a couple of temples which were mostly deserted.
Had to miss out on theЧитать далее
ПутешественникYeah it was chilly! Luke even had trousers on. It's back to better temperatures again thankfully lol
Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto, Japan
10 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Wow wow wow! This castle was stunning 😍
With the moat partially surrounded it, the trees in the distance, and the snow capped mountains on the skyline this was a place both luke and I fell inЧитать далее
Yohashira-Jinja Shrine, Matsumoto, Japan
10 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Cute shrine close to Matsumoto Castle, with a line of shops next to it that had a frog theme!
Next to the shrine was a restaurant we went to, they specialised in soba and tempura which we thoroughlyЧитать далее
Taisho Ike Pond, Kamikochi, Japan
11 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Absolutely stunning walk around the ponds in Kamikochi. Very easy stroll around, weather was perfect and we didn't even mind carrying our bags as we hadn't properly checked into the hotel yet.
We hadЧитать далее
Hirayu Onsen, Kamikochi, Japan
11–13 мая 2024, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We decided to stay in this area to really enjoy the Japanese alps as much as possible, and we are so pleased with the decision.
We had a couple of days to explore Kamikochi, and when we weren't thereЧитать далее
Kamikochi, Japan
12 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Our second day in Kamikochi we did the main tourist walking loop. This took us around the flat area between massive mountains, and we got to stroll around rivers and lakes.
Although we didn't seeЧитать далее
Shōwa-kan Museum, Takayama, Japan
13 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
An unusual retro musuem showing life in Japan from 50s onwards, some of the exhibits seemed more like 'hoarded junk' (as luke put it), but there were some gems to be found - the retro games sectionЧитать далее
Takayama, Japan
13–15 мая 2024, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A fun stop off we hadn't planned to make, but made sense as we used our 4 day travel pass. It was a very touristy location as its mostly used as a base for the Japanese alps.
This however worked toЧитать далее
Shirakawa-go, Japan
14 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another of the stops we had roughly planned when we started researching Japan, this is a traditional village in the mountains. The houses are still lived in by residents, and the fields still workedЧитать далее
Kanazawa, Japan
15–18 мая 2024, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Although the weather wasn't great for a couple of days while we were here we still enjoyed exploring the area. There were lots of temples and shrines, and the whole city was very well kept. We wereЧитать далее
Maeda Tosanokami-ke Shiryokan Museum
16 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
We were aiming for the samurai residence, but found this musuem to wander round instead! It was interesting to view, with lots of information on samurai dealings (more with the pen than the sword) andЧитать далее
Higashibetsuin Temple, Kanawaza, Japan
16 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We stumbled upon this large temple while searching for a restaurant in Kanazawa. We had a hard time finding the entrance but it was worth it in the end as it was beautiful inside. Nice to have a bitЧитать далее
Gannenji Temple, Kanazawa, Japan
16 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
After taking a look at the ninja temple (which we wanted to visit but you had to pay, book online, and have a tour in Japanese so we decided to skip) we strolled down the road to find this super cuteЧитать далее
Ninjabuki Museum, Kanazawa, Japan
16 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Fun musuem we went to which had ninja weapons, armour, and you could try shuriken ninja throwing stars! It was inside a traditional house too, making it more atmospheric.
ПутешественникSurprisingly was, although I don't think the stars were as sharp as they could have been. Possibly cos there was lots of silly tourists throwing them around!
Nomura-ke Samurai Residence, Kanazawa
17 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Stunning samurai house with a gorgeous garden. The design felt really modern, with access to the garden from a couple of rooms and views across from the 1st floor.
Most rooms were bare, with theЧитать далее
Kanazawa Castle Park, Kanazawa, Japan
17 мая 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Kanazawa Castle wasn't the big draw for us, it was more the surrounding grounds which were amazing. Lovely ponds, beautiful views, and manicured areas which could have come straight from Hobbiton.Читать далее