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Again in Japan

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  • Hamamatsu

    July 1, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    For a weekend trip I went to Hamamatsu. From all the things to do and see there, I went to Nakatajima Sanddunes first. After this I took the bus for one hour to see Ryotan-ji Temple and Ryugashido Cave. Today I visited the castle and went up to the 45th floor of Act Tower. Before I took the train back to Nagoya I visited the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments.
    Yeah... and there was Totoro for breakfast ;)
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  • Kyoto

    July 21, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    I had a fun weekend in Kyoto together with two of my friends visiting from Germany :)
    We went to Toei Kyoto Studio Park, Kiyomizudera and Gion.

  • Naha, Okinawa

    July 30, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    Spending one week of my summer holidays in Okinawa. It's my first time here and I booked an AirBnb in Naha. From here I'll try to explore as much as possible of the island.
    In Naha itself I went to Shuri Castle, Makeshi Market and took too many photos of cute Shisas.Read more

  • Okinawa World

    August 1, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    By bicycle I went to Okinawa World to walk through a long long cave, touch some snakes and stroke a turtle. I shouldn't forget to mention the Okinawa lunch buffet. Super full I went on cycling and ended up in a beautiful empty bay :)Read more

  • Churaumi Aquarium

    August 3, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    I booked a bus day-trip tour, which took me after a brief stop at Kouri Island to Churaumi Aquarium. I could see the big Whale-Sharks and many other cute water animals :)

  • Cape Hedo

    August 4, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    My first time I tried hitchhiking in Japan. It was super easy and many nice people took me to a lot of cool places. After the waterfall I ended up in a cake shop in a really small and empty village and after this even reached the most northern point of Okinawa: Cape Hedo :)Read more

  • Onna

    August 5, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    Today again by bus I went to Onna, another all town with a lovely Soba Restaurant and great Mango Shaved Ice :) The main reason I came was of course the Elephant rock and the beach ;)

  • Naha

    August 6, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    The last day of my holidays I spent again in Naha to watch a Eisa Dance Festival :) Also I went to a garden called Shikina-en and Kinjo Stone Road. One more time Taco Rice :)

  • Takayama

    August 15, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Spend two days in Takayama with my sister and her boyfriend. It was a bit rainy, but not as hot as in the rest of Japan :) We walked around the old town, did a temple walk and bought peaches from the morning market.Read more

  • Kanazawa

    November 3, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    I spent a long weekend couchsurfing in Kanazawa. On a sunny Friday (culture day) I visited Kenroku-en and Ishigura (love rabbit) shrine. The rainy Saturday I spent in the 21st Century Museum of art, then walked to Omicho-Market, where I met a friend for lunch. Later the rain stopped a bit and I could walk around Higashi-Chaya-District and finally the castle park. Sunday it was sunny again, so I could enjoy Ninja-dera and Casa Samurai, before I took the bus back to Nagoya from Kanazawa station. I feel like, I’ve seen all of Kanazawa now :) So nice city!!Read more

  • Kyoto

    November 18, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    This weekend I went to Kyoto to hunt for autumn leaves. They were everywhere and super red!! I love Kyoto autumn!!

  • Matsumoto

    December 20, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C

    It’s a lovely little quiet city. I never saw more than a few people at all these sightseeing spots (I visited during weekdays though).
    I loved Matsumoto Castle and the art museum, where I could see some of Kusama Yayoi’s works.
    I tried wasabi ice-cream at a wasabi village, and went to Gofukuji shrine. There, finally I found the snow, I was looking for, when I came to Matsumoto :)
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  • Nagano

    December 22, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

    From Matsumoto I took the train to a much colder Nagano. There I walked through a lovely shopping street to Zenko-ji (temple).

  • Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park

    December 23, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

    Since I wanted to enjoy white Christmas, I went to see the snow monkeys near Yudanaka. I hoped to see them bathing in the hot springs, but they seem to just go into the water, when it’s really cold. For me it was though. So I took a bath myself in one of the Shibu onsens.Read more