Finally in Tokyo
2024年11月10日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We finally arrived in Tokyo, by night under a heavy rain! But we could not be happier, after so many issues with the flights. We are so tired that sleeping tonight won't be a problem...
Asakusa
2024年11月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Beautiful temple in the city center, and very lively neighbourhood
Tokyo Tower
2024年11月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Walking around the zone of the Tokyo Tower and sunset from Roppongi Hill Mori Tower. Classy neighbourhood, quite international!
TeamLab Borderless
2024年11月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The famous digital museum was incredible
Odaiba
2024年11月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Walk in the famous neighbourhood where you can see the Gundham statue. The dinner in the Monja street was... slimy!
Dormy Inn Akihabara
2024年11月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The hotel in Tokyo was amazing, their restaurant is very good and the location is very convenient.
Tsukiji Market
2024年11月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Famous fish market of Tokyo, tried many strange bites
Yanaka Ginza
2024年11月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Walk through the Ueno park followed by a provota visit of the calmer Yanaka Ginza district. We walked through the Nezu temple, stopped for a cat-painting experience at Neko-e-mon, and finished withもっと詳しく
Akihabara
2024年11月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The famous anime/manga/game district did not disappoint with its flashing lights and crazy atmosphere
Tokyo Skytree
2024年11月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The 634-meters Tokyo Skytree offered us a breathtaking view on the city at night
Nikko
2024年11月13日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After renting a bright new Toyota Yaris in Tokyo, we arrived in the mountain city of Nikko (Tochigi pref.) in the afternoon. Just in time to see the amazing Futarasan Jinja shrine for the very bestもっと詳しく
Nikko
2024年11月13日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Our AirBnB in Nikko had very few rooms and offered an amazing Onsen (hot natural spring water) bath and delicious dinner/breakfast made by the owner himself
Toshogu Shrine
2024年11月14日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The Toshogi shrine is the biggest in Japan, and is already very crowded as soon as it opens. Many japanese pupils come here with their teachers to learn more about Japan's history
Kanman Abyss
2024年11月14日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The abyss of Nikko is peaceful and somewhat spooky. Beware of the bears, there are many in the Japanese mountains!
Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
2024年11月14日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The imperial villa was stunning for the day of the peak of red / yellow leaves in Nikko
Midori
2024年11月14日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A quick lunch on an abandoned train in the mountains!
Kusatsu
2024年11月14日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Kusatsu (Gunma pref.) is a charming little Onsen city, with the water flowing in the open-air. This water is the most acidic of Japan, and all the hotels in this area use it for their own resorts andもっと詳しく
Soba in the mountain
2024年11月15日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Two old grandparents cooked for us in this incredible soba shop lost in time. The autumn leaves are still shining on the way!
Wasabi farm
2024年11月15日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Learnt everything about wasabi!
Matsumoto
2024年11月15日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Walked around the impressive castle of Matsumoto. We also visited a miso paste production facility and had our first ramen!
Nakasendo trail: Narai
2024年11月16日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The Nakasendo trail dates back to the Edo period. The main street is still home to traditional wooden houses and shops. Our first stop was Narai-juku.
Nakasendo trail: Magome-Tsumago
2024年11月16日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Going further along the path, we followed 8km of the trail on foot. This famous section between Tsumago and Magome is one of the most impressive and charming ones.
Ghibli Park
2024年11月17日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After a tough battle to obtain tickets 2 months ago, the day has come! The Ghibli Park was fun, Filippo got ready and watched all the movies before coming here.
Arrival in Kyoto
2024年11月17日, 日本 ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
We met Tommaso and Kun in Kyoto for a couple of days together
Fushimi Inari Shrine
2024年11月18日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The famous sacred location with its thousands of red doors is always magical (going out of the beaten path is really necessary though, otherwise, with the crowd, it feels like queuing at theもっと詳しく