The Journey to Tokyo
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On Saturday September the 9th, I left home at 18.00 and took the Northern Line to Tottenham Court Road and then the Elizabeth Line to Heathrow. however, once on the latter, there was an announcementWeiterlesen
On Saturday September the 9th, I left home at 18.00 and took the Northern Line to Tottenham Court Road and then the Elizabeth Line to Heathrow. however, once on the latter, there was an announcementWeiterlesen
On a humid day, the temperature was 31 degrees. After breakfast at the hotel, I walked to the Tourist Information Office in Asakusa for a 90 minute walking tour with a guide and a couple from MontrealWeiterlesen
It was very hot in Tokyo but cooler once we arrived in Nikko
In the morning, we checked out of the hotel and took the Ginza Line to Ueno Station and left Seiji activating our 10-day JR Pass.
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The good breakfast included warm bread, jam, fruit, a boiled egg and orange juice. Afterwards, we walked a short way to the Kanmangafuchi Abyss with Jizo Buddhas wearing their red caps and napkinsWeiterlesen
After lunch, we took a local bus up the mountain to Chuzenji Lake and the Kegon Falls which fell 100m. There was a smell of sulphur near the volcanic lake. A group photo was taken by the sign of theWeiterlesen
My wheeled holdall was forwarded from Nikko to Takayama whilst I took just my backpack for the two nights in Hakone. The luggage forwarding service in Japan was excellent.
We did our previous journeyWeiterlesen
We took a local bus to Lake Ashi. The Japanese obey the instruction not to get up from your seat until the bus stops. There was also little chatter on buses, metro and local trains. We went on aWeiterlesen
We left Hakone by bus to Odawara Station, a Shinkansen to Nagoya, and a local express train for 150 minutes to Takayama situated at 573m the other side of the watershed in the Hida Mountains andWeiterlesen
We ate a typical Hida breakfast with lots of dishes at the ryokan sitting on the floor.
We went to the morning market where there were lots of shops and booths with food to taste. There were manyWeiterlesen
I forwarded my holdall to Kyoto for Y2100 = £13.
After another Japanese breakfast at the ryokan, we retraced our route back to Nagoya and experienced the only delay on a train on the wholeWeiterlesen