JaponyaKinshichō Eki35°41’45” N 139°48’48” E
23 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
In order to have lunch today, we would have to make our own and we would be taught by a master sushi chef.
Chef presented a tuna for us to appreciate and then filleted it. Some was first sliced forOkumaya devam et
JaponyaSensō Ji35°42’49” N 139°47’49” E
23 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Asakusa is the centre of Tokyo's Shitamachi (old town) district with traditional craft shops and street food stalls.
Walking through this district leads to Sensoji Temple, an ancient Buddhist templeOkumaya devam et
JaponyaDaiba Eki35°37’35” N 139°46’20” E
23 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
For dinner, we walked to a nearby shopping centre for a buffet.
Tokyo turned on a beautiful sunset for us on the way to dinner and a light show on the way back.
JaponyaMinami Ike35°40’32” N 139°41’58” E
24 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
First today was a visit to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The 243 metre tall building has two towers, each of which houses an observatory at 202 metres.
The views across Tokyo areOkumaya devam et
JaponyaDairoku Daiba35°38’15” N 139°45’52” E
24 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Caught the local train to the bay cruise jetty. Boarded the Symphony Classica at 7.00pm. We had our own dining room and ate a four course western style dinner.
During dinner we cruised around TokyoOkumaya devam et
JaponyaSendai-eki38°15’32” N 140°52’53” E 25 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Today we travelled from Tokyo to Sendai by bullet train - 305kms in less than two hours.
We left the hotel at 8.00am and went by coach to the station. There was a train at the platform when weOkumaya devam et
JaponyaNiō Jima38°19’40” N 141°5’10” E
25 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
After lunch we were coached to a whisky distillery. Masataka Taketsuru built this distillery in 1969 in the pursuit of the perfect whisky.
It was very interesting to look at the history and theOkumaya devam et
JaponyaMatsushima Kaigan Eki38°22’10” N 141°3’36” E
25 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Zuigani Temple is one of the most famous and prominent Zen temples in the Tohoku region. It was originally founded in 828.
It was restored in 1609 and is famous for its beautifully gilded and paintedOkumaya devam et
JaponyaGoryōkaku Tower41°47’40” N 140°45’16” E
26 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
7.30am start today. Walked to the station and caught the 8.00am bullet train (our last) to Kikoni which is as far north as the bullet train goes. To get from Kikoni to Hakodate, we took a 15 minuteOkumaya devam et
JaponyaHakodate Yama41°45’34” N 140°42’17” E
26 Mayıs 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A big attraction in Hakodate, for both locals and tourists, is to take the gondola (the Hakodate Ropeway) to the top of Mount Hakodate.
The view from the top is really spectacular but most people goOkumaya devam et
Candice ColeWhat fun, the fresh sushi looks delicious!