GiapponeTokyo35°40’60” N 139°46’7” E 11 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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 announcementLeggi altro
GiapponeTokyo35°40’53” N 139°46’8” E
12 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
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 MontrealLeggi altro
GiapponeNikko-shi36°45’55” N 139°41’31” E
13 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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.
Some ofLeggi altro
GiapponeNikko-shi36°46’2” N 139°42’2” E
14 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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 napkinsLeggi altro
GiapponeNikko-shi36°44’38” N 139°41’23” E
14 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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 theLeggi altro
GiapponeHakone Yama35°13’57” N 139°1’52” E
15 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
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 journeyLeggi altro
GiapponeHakone-machi35°13’57” N 139°1’53” E
16 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
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 aLeggi altro
GiapponeTakayama36°10’7” N 137°14’26” E
17 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
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 andLeggi altro
GiapponeTakayama36°9’30” N 137°15’6” E
18 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
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 manyLeggi altro
GiapponeHiroshima34°23’43” N 132°27’17” E
19 settembre 2023, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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 wholeLeggi altro
