ЯпонияTokyo35°40’60” N 139°46’7” E 11 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 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 announcementЧитать далее
ЯпонияTokyo35°40’53” N 139°46’8” E
12 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 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 MontrealЧитать далее
ЯпонияNikko-shi36°45’55” N 139°41’31” E
13 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofЧитать далее
ЯпонияNikko-shi36°46’2” N 139°42’2” E
14 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 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 napkinsЧитать далее
ЯпонияNikko-shi36°44’38” N 139°41’23” E
14 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ЯпонияHakone Yama35°13’57” N 139°1’52” E
15 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 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 journeyЧитать далее
ЯпонияHakone-machi35°13’57” N 139°1’53” E
16 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
ЯпонияTakayama36°10’7” N 137°14’26” E
17 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
ЯпонияTakayama36°9’30” N 137°15’6” E
18 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 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 manyЧитать далее
ЯпонияHiroshima34°23’43” N 132°27’17” E
19 сентября 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 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 wholeЧитать далее
