JapanChibaSanrizukaNarita International Airport35°45’50” N 140°23’4” E January 11, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Well here I am, my first time in Japan and a busy two weeks ahead of me! I’ll be travelling over 2,500 KM by rail from Tokyo to Nagasaki and back again, with lots of stops in between! 🚅 🇯🇵
JapanKanagawaMotohakoneSaino Kawara35°11’60” N 139°1’47” E
January 11, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
First stop on my trip is Hakone and Lake Ashi! Couldn’t believe that I’m lucky to actually see Mt Fuji, often covered in clouds and fog there is a high chance that you travel this far and don’tRead more
JapanKanagawaMotohakoneSaino Kawara35°12’11” N 139°1’34” E
January 12, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Short walk from Motohakone is the Hakone Shrine, a beautiful lake front Shrine nestled into the side of a mountain... got here bright and early to beat the crowds and it paid off!
JapanKanagawaYunohanazawaKanmuriga Take35°14’39” N 139°1’13” E
JapanKanagawaHakone-machiSokokuraKowakidani Eki35°14’34” N 139°3’11” E
January 12, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Open air art museum in Gora, famous for its outdoor sculptures and one of the largest collections of Picasso works! It also had an outdoor foot Onsen heated to 46* by the active volcano it was aRead more
JapanKanagawaKowakudaniChisujino Taki35°14’8” N 139°2’57” E
January 12, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
The Chisuji-no-taki Falls are named after the way that the waterfall looks like a thousands threads all falling- it was certainly worth the short walk down to the falls.
JapanKanagawaShiroyamaOdawara Eki35°15’24” N 139°9’20” E
January 12, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
This evening I’m travelling to Kyoto from Hakone, and it involves my first ever bullet train! The thing was SUPER FAST, travelling at over 175MPH and made the over 200 mile journey from Odawara toRead more
JapanKyotoKyōtoGiommachiKiyomizu-dera34°59’43” N 135°46’59” E
January 13, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Beautiful morning spent at Kiyomizu-dera, this area of Kyoto is a buzzing hive of activity perched on a hill overlooking Kyoto (despite the fact it was one hell of a climb from the city centre).
JapanKyotoKyōtoKeageGinkaku-ji35°1’35” N 135°47’54” E
January 13, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Little translated as ‘silver pavilion,’ it is named after the fact that the shogun wanted to line the house either silver... it was never realised.
JapanKyotoKyōtoFukakusaFushimi Inari-taisha34°58’1” N 135°46’27” E
January 14, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Was worth getting up early to get here... nice and quiet! With seemingly endless shrine gates, this places really is a world unto itself, spread across a woody mountain.
