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Kon’nichiwa Nihon
  • Janette and John
  • Janette and John

Kon’nichiwa Nihon

JAPAN BY RAIL with Wendy Wu
This is the ultimate top-toe tour of Japan covering three islands in one trip – Kyushu, Honshu and Hokkaido whilst travelling on the bullet train! From rural villages to bustling cities, from coastlines to alpine. Les mer
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  • Janette and JohnKon’nichiwa NihonJanette and John
    Our last train - a limited express.
    Inage - the best tour guide!Sapporo Clock Tower.Odori Park,Sapporo.

    Last day - it had to arrive.

    27. mai 2024, Japan ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Caught the 8.48 bound for Sapporo. This one is a limited express (ordinary train). The journey takes four hours to travel 254kms - bit slower than the bullet trains.

    On arrival in Sapporo, we went straight to lunch, and afterwards we were given a coach tour of the CBD.

    The capital city of Hokkaido, Sapporo is a modern looking city of three million people. It is known as a winter destination, becoming well known after hosting the 1972 winter olympics. It is famous for its Snow Festival held each year in February.

    In winter, the top temperature can still be a minus degree figure, while in summer temperatures reach into the thirties.

    We stopped at Odori Park and took the opportunity to pose for a group photo. We then walked a couple of blocks to see the Sapporo Clock Tower. The building was constructed as a gymnasium for the Sapporo Agricultural College. Today it is a museum with displays showing the building's history.    Les mer

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    Sapporo Beer Museum.

    27. mai 2024, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Visited the Sapporo Brewery on the way to our hotel. Checked out its museum and history, then Inage informed us we would be having our farewell dinner there later. Not just any dinner but a Viking dinner

    A Viking dinner, it seems, is when a Viking helmet with a flame under it is used to cook on. Beef, lamb, pork, bean shoots, pumpkin, cabbage and onion are all cooked together this way.

    Run out of food? Run out of drink? Just ask for more - this is an 'all you can eat / all you can drink' occasion.

    At the end of the evening, goodbyes were said as tomorrow people will be leaving at various times.

    Inage will guide us one last time - this time to the shuttle bus to the airport…    Les mer

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  • Janette and JohnKon’nichiwa NihonJanette and John
    Inage.
    Peace Bell - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.Making maple-leaf cakes.One to ten in Japanese.

    Experiences.

    28. mai 2024, Japan ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

    Two things set this tour apart from others:-

     * Inage, our tour guide from the first to the last day.
    His English, his knowledge of Japan, his organisational skills and cool demeanour were excellent, but - it was his personality, his openness and sense of humour that made this so much more than just a tour.

    * the 'experiences' along the way added to the enjoyment. Mostly, they were things that we wouldn't necessarily have found / done on our own. The traditional Japanese restaurants, maple leaf cake making, calligraphy, meditation with a “real Buddhist monk”…    Les mer

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    Kampai.

    More experiences.

    28. mai 2024, Japan ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

    Who'd have ever thought that we would, one day, make our own sake cup and then toast our success with a drink of sake from it?

    We visited a pottery, a miso making enterprise, mailed home a postcard from Mt Fuji and made our own sushi lunch.

    We dressed in casual kimonos for dinner.

    Tokyo turned on the best sunset for us.    Les mer

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    31. mai 2024
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