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    • Day 20

      Sakura hunting

      March 28 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      The rains and subsequent temperature drop had delayed Sakura in Tokyo and Kyoto and our hopes of getting glimpses of Japan’s famed cherry blossom were low (at least in this week). But Purva had found via Tiktok that Shiori Park had Sakura trees blossoming already. So we decided to test our high hopes and go Sakura hunting. After initially feeling disappointed when we couldn’t find any blossomed trees in the park, we persisted and were finally graced with a long riverside row of cherry trees, most of which had fully blossomed. It was a stunning sight, and everyone in the group was delighted, especially the people who were leaving Japan by the end of the week. After countless pictures, we headed onwards to Ueno Park (because our cab driver had told us that the big tree there has also blossomed). Unfortunately, the reality in Ueno Park was much less positive. Yes, there was a tree which had blossomed, but it was nothing compared to the sights we had seen in Shiori Park. Divya decided to get some light bites in the food stalls in the park and was accidentally hit by a shellfish allergy attack. After mitigating any harm, she and the rest of us decided to go back to the hotel and get some sleep before heading out again in the evening.Read more

    • Day 18

      Early up in Tokyo

      April 15 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Today I’m early up and out of the hotel. I want to get an early go to Tsukiji Outer market (fish market) and do some shopping and maybe grab a little snack. But before: walking by wonderful Buddhist temple Tsukiji Honganji.
      Just to be prepared for ancient, historical Yanaka district. Starting with Tenoji temple and the big cemetery. And what do you think - there’s still Sakura, but they are already weeping with white flower leaves being everywhere. The whole area of Yanaka is full of temples and graveyards - too many to name them all.
      Next I proceed to Ueno Park - are there still Sakura there? And yesss there are - already weeping a lot and fading but there are ♥️
      Before I head to Nezu Shrine to check out the Bunkyo Azalea festival
      And that was just my morning - as exciting as it can get ♥️
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    • Day 3

      Erster (halber) Tag in Japan

      March 13 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

      Mit viel zu wenig Schlaf ging es dann in den zweiten Flieger Richtung Japan, auch hier verlief alles reibungslos.
      Dort angekommen mussten wir erst durch gefühlt 20 Passkontrollen und Fingerabdruck-Checkpoints, bevor wir 5 Formulare über unsere Reise und unser Gepäck ausfüllen durften.
      Unsere ersten Missionen waren Geld abheben und ein Zugticket kaufen, auch das verlief erstaunlich gut.
      Anschließend konnten wir in unser 4 Quadratmeter großes Zimmer einziehen und uns auf Nahrungssuche begeben. Dabei sind wir auf ein super authentisches Ramen-„Restaurant“ gestoßen und konnten den Urlaub einleiten (Google-Übersetzer war bei der Auswahl des Essens keine große Hilfe).
      Jetzt geht’s zeitig ins Bett in der Hoffnung, den Jetlag bereits am ersten Tag zu besiegen.

      ~Tim
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    • Day 3

      Apa Hotel

      September 21, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

      Bis 15 Uhr geschlafen, totaler Jetlag.
      Celia bestand auf Mcs. Später will ich was richtiges holen.
      Orga ist angesagt. Sprachschule, Bewerbungen und Route.
      So ein geiles Gefühl der Unabhängigkeit.
      Chillig heute
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    • Day 33

      Arakawa - Nishinippori

      May 26, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      This Morning we took the Metro to the Neighborhood Arakawa, which is a cute street, with food, drinks and shops… well, as we didn’t had breakfast we found a Bagel Store, it has a lot of different Bagels with different filling… so good!

      We decided to walk and not take the Subway to our next Neighborhood we wanted to visit, like this we see more from Tokyo…

      So, always take the small Streets…
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    • Day 3

      Il parco di Ueno

      March 28, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Continuiamo la camminata nel Ueno Park e attraversiamo il lago, su una piccola striscia di terra contornata da ciliegi in fiore. Inutile dire che il posto è bellissimo. Intorno a noi piccole imbarcazioni a forma di cigni colorati, il lago scuro, petali rosa e palazzi moderni sullo sfondo.
      Ci dirigiamo a nord verso i quartieri di Nezu e Yanaka Sendagi, dove visitiamo il Nezu-ji famose per le sue azalee, non ancora fiorite in questo periodo, e per il camminamento tra i torii rossi.
      Pranziamo in locale tipico trovato lungo la strada dove il piatto per eccellenza è il curry! Niente male, anche se diverso e molto più saporito del nostro.
      Nel primo pomeriggio attraversiamo Yanaka Ginza, senza però esaltarci come speravamo e ci aspettavamo… della zona è stata interessante la visita al cimitero, totalmente diverso da i nostri, con elementi verticali in legno a coronare i vari sepolcri.
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    • Day 7

      Vorerst letzter Tag in Tokio

      March 17 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Den letzte Tag unseres ersten Stops in Japan haben wir zunächst auf einem kleineren Markt in Ueno begonnen. Dieser ist bekannt für seine breite Auswahl an Waren, es gab sogar frisches Obst (findet man hier sonst recht selten). Anschließend ging es in das Nationalmuseum Tokios. Neben vielen Gemälden, Skulpturen und Samurai-Rüstungen, konnten wir originale Teehäuser im Garten bestaunen.
      Im anliegenden Park hielten wir noch kurz für ein hier weit verbreitetes Street-Food: Reisbällchen in Miso-Paste (sehr sehr lecker).
      Am Nachmittag sind wir noch nach Ikebukuro gefahren. Hier gab es unser erstes Fließband-Sushi für ganze 4 € pro Person! Zur Auswahl standen neben Klassikern wie Lachs, Thunfisch und Gurke auch Pferd und Wal (keine Sorge, die haben wir ausgelassen).
      Morgen früh steigen wir in den Shinkansen und dann geht es mit 320 km/h Richtung Osaka.

      ~Tim
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    • Day 81

      Nach 80 Tagen...

      April 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Bei mir heißt es nicht "In 80 Tagen um die Welt" sondern in 80 Tagen durch (einen Teil) von Asien. Ich werde diesen Kontinent (erstmal) verlassen und weiterziehen.
      Mein Fazit zu Japan - Es ist ein wirklich spannendes und aufregendes Land. Mit den vielen Regeln und klaren Strukturen ist dieses Land unserem eigentlich ganz ähnlich und trotzdem ist es hier ganz anders.
      Es gibt kaum öffentliche Mülleimer und trotzdem ist es überall sauber. In Japan wird viel geraucht, aber wirklich nur in den dafür vorgesehenen Bereichen. Nur in Japan ist es möglich, dass es seltsam still ist obwohl hundert Menschen um einen herum sind. Japaner lieben Softeis (besonders Grüner Tee-Softeis) und Essen aus Automaten. KitKat ist hier auch heiß begehrt und man kann es in den verschiedensten Geschmacksrichtungen kaufen. Generell muss das Essen hier immer ein Erlebnis sein.
      Die meisten Japaner sind immer müde und besessen von ihrem Smartphone.
      Bahnen und Züge fahren hier super pünktlich und die Metro in Tokyo, besonders in Shinjuku ist wirklich so brechend voll wie man es aus dem TV kennt.
      Fakt ist, Japan ist auf alle Fälle ein Land, dass eine Reise wert ist, auch wenn es nicht ganz günstig ist.

      P. S.: Während der Zeit hier habe ich mal die KitKat-Varianten und einige andere Verrücktheiten rund ums Essen fotografiert.
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    • Day 3

      Japanese Ryoken Breakfast

      December 1, 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Had a decent night's sleep on the futon, having a shower in the morning was very small and my head could just touch the roof flatfoot but it was a shower.

      Went down for a Japanese traditional breakfast which was very fresh.
      It was grilled snapper with tiny smelt fish, chicken liver/gizzard (not sure), chicken bones, miso and rice.
      I ate what I could with a black coffee, it was not bad but not really my favourite either.
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    • Day 4

      Lazy day

      December 2, 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      I got up for a simple nigiri breakfast then went back to bed till after midday. Started getting hungry so jumped on the train to see where it would take me. Landed in Ueno at some pasta place which seemed very popular but in my opinion was not the best.

      Continued to walk from Ueno for a couple KMs down towards the imperial palace, walked through akihabara again which is always interesting to see what people are doing.

      Had a tonketsu dinner which was really nice and crispy as I walked through book town. Lots of shops piled high with books in all languages. Found it to be quite different.

      Went along to a boardgame Meetup which was not the busiest but got to play a couple of games and socialise which was good.

      Was worried I would miss the last train but got home around midnight which seemed to be fine.

      It was definately alot colder today so glad I brought my gloves
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Arakawa Ku, Arakawa, 荒川区

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