JapanChiba-kenSanrizukaNarita International Airport35°45’50” N 140°23’4” E 11 januari 2020, 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
11 januari 2020, 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’tMeer informatie
JapanKanagawaMotohakoneSaino Kawara35°12’11” N 139°1’34” E
12 januari 2020, 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
12 januari 2020, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Ōwakudani- or the ‘Great Boiling Valley’ was created 3000 years ago Kani-Yama erupted and collapsed. Today hydrogen sulphide steams from the yellow ground, and this hot water is used to boilMeer informatie
JapanKanagawaHakone MachiSokokuraKowakidani Eki35°14’34” N 139°3’11” E
12 januari 2020, 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 aMeer informatie
JapanKanagawaKowakudaniChisujino Taki35°14’8” N 139°2’57” E
12 januari 2020, 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
12 januari 2020, 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 toMeer informatie
JapanKyoto PrefectureKyōto-shiGiommachiKiyomizu-dera34°59’43” N 135°46’59” E
13 januari 2020, 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).
JapanKyoto PrefectureKyōto-shiKeageGinkaku-ji35°1’35” N 135°47’54” E
13 januari 2020, 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.
JapanKyoto PrefectureKyōto-shiFukakusaFushimi Inari-taisha34°58’1” N 135°46’27” E
14 januari 2020, 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.
