Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
November 18, 2024 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
After a long wait, it was finally time for our dream trip to Japan to start. Let's visit Japan and see what kind of wonders we discover.
Connecting in Shanghai
November 19, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
After an eleven hour flight we have arrived in Shanghai with about three hours to kill for our next flight towards Tokyo. We are nearly there!
Welcome Tokyo Haneda!
November 19, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
After 17 long hours we have finally arrived to our destination ''Tokyo''. Let's quickly find our way to our hotel to have our well-deserved rest and to explore Tokyo the first thing when the firstRead more
Three nights in Resol Stay Akihabara
Nov 19–22, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
For our hotel we have chosen a cozy, but tiny hotelroom in the Akihabara region. It was a struggle to sort our luggage in the room and have a way to find your way to the bathroom or exit, though weRead more
Senso-Ji 🛕 🙏
November 20, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Tokyo has so many things to offer and we decided to pay a visit early in the morning to Tokyo's Senso-Ji Temple after our breakfast at a nearby ramen restaurant. An unique, but different templeRead more
A lesson of History!
November 20, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
After visiting the Senso-Ji temple, we didn't sit idle and decided to explore a museum about the history of Japan. While we are familiar with the basic history of Japan, we learned a lot of new factsRead more
Taking a stroll around Tokyo's imperial!
November 20, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After having a quick bite, we decided to pay a visit to Tokyo's Imperial Palace only to realize that it was already closed and the tours were fully booked for today and any of the upcoming days, soRead more
Japanese BBQ 😃
November 20, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
To finish our wonderful first day, we decided to pay a visit to a small restaurant for some Japanese bbq with wagyu meat. Yummy!
Visiting the famous Tokyo's crossing!
November 20, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
After finishing our Japanese bbq it was now time for us to pay a visit to the famous crossing in Tokyo and to spot it from high above, but unfortunately the weather was not on our side! Still greatRead more
Tasty Seafood!
November 21, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
After a wonderful night we decided to start our day with some nice seafood breakfast at Tsukiji fish market. Expensive and a tourist attraction, yet very entertaining and delicious!
Capyneko Café!!
November 21, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
And in order to fullfill a long lasting dream from my wife, we booked an appointment at Capyneko Cafe in order to meet a Capybara accompanied by some lovely cats!
Meeting up with Godzilla!
November 21, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
After our Capybara's visit, we decided to visit the Shinjuku region to visit the famous Godzilla 🐲 used in the movies and to have some lunch.
It was a pleasure Tokyo!
November 22, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
While our visit to Tokyo could definitely been longer, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay over here, but it is time for us to move to our next destination within Japan!
Itami to connect to Kyoto!
November 22, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
While the famous Shinkansen bullet train to Kyoto was definitely more the scenic route, it was financially better to fly to Osaka Itami and grab a bus from here to Kyoto.
KYOTO!
Nov 22–25, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Kyoto was definitely the most expensive city of the ones we were about to stay and we decided to stay in Tune Stay Kyoto, which did have a nice lobby, yet basic rooms. Not that it did matter much asRead more
Kyoto's first stop Higashi Hongan-ji
November 22, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After arriving in Kyoto early afternoon, we were unable to check-in to our hotel yet, so we decided to leave our luggage with the hotel and walk over to the nearest temple, which was Higashi Hongan-ji
Tasty food in Nishiki Market
November 22, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Thereafter we went to the Nishiki Market to have a late lunch/early dinner and trying out many of those tasty snacks including milt in ponzu sauce, blood clam sashimi and some grilled seafood!
The Famous Fushimi Inari Taisha
November 23, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After experiencing Natto for the very first time as a breakfast option, we were now ready to pay a visit to the Fushii Inari Taisha. A famous spot in Kyoto, but extremely crowded. We did enjoy itRead more
Kiyomizu-dera, the most impressive one.
November 23, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The most memorable temple we visited though was the Kiyomizu-dera as it was surrounded by vibrant colours overlooking the beautiful city of Kyoto!
Exploring Pontocho
November 23, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
When the nightly hours were approaching, it was now time for us to find some food for dinner in the Pontocho district, which turned out to be quite a challenge as most restaurants were fully booked orRead more
A very beautiful garden.
November 24, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
The following day we decided to head in the opposite direction towards the bamboo forest, but we decided first to pay a visit to the Tenryu-ji temple, which to be honest was an ordinary temple with anRead more
A very, very crowded Bamboo Forest.
November 24, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Unfortunately the famous bamboo forest we were so keen to visit was more of a miss due to the large numbers of tourists and it's rather small size, though the bamboo on itself was impressive to see.
A very beautiful riverline!
November 24, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Upon exiting the bamboo forest and taking a different walking route than most tourists, we did end up near the river which gave us a spectacular view over the river. We also managed to have a lunch inRead more
Yasaka's Shrine
November 24, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Initially after our lunch, we wanted to book us on a ride with a train that is known to be very romantic, but unfortunately was sold out by the time we reached the station. Instead we decided to headRead more
Gion's Old District
November 24, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Given that it was late afternoon on a sunday, a lot of shops were unfortunately closed, so we decided to take a stroll through the old district of Gion, which was calming and pleasant!