Last night in Kyoto
10 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
I wandered down the road and got a coffee at Starbucks which led me to a small temple in the middle of the city which seemed attached.
After that I popped back into nishiki markets for a little biteЧитать далее
Up and train to Kobe
11 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
I got up, packed up and realised I had not touched most of the clothes in my backpack or carry-on. I easily could have brought half the clothes I did but will see how I go once I get to the moreЧитать далее
Love hotel
11 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
When originally booking online I wanted a place as close as I could get to Kakogawa and this looked like it was close. Only upon arriving and having to get a bus then walk a fair while with my luggageЧитать далее
Akashi walk around
11 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Since I was in this town I thought I would go for a walk and get some dinner. I think I might have been on the wrong side of the tracks or something as it was a little more run down than otherЧитать далее
Himeji
12 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Within a minute of stepping off the train an old lady came up to me and welcomed me to Himeji, then asked where I was from and she said she had been to NZ and loved it. Everyone in this city feels soЧитать далее
Himeji castle
12 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
I had forgotten that I had been to this castle 23 years ago but it looked familiar so I checked my photos and figured I should go while in the town. I wish I had come straight here instead of the loveЧитать далее
Hotel Himeji Castle Grandvrio
13 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
I booked this hotel last minute as it had an onsen but still reasonably priced. Was $150 for 2 nights.
The onsen itself was great, they had a large bath daiyokujo, a carbonic acid bath Tansanburo, anЧитать далее
Kakogawa wandering
13 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I caught the train here (cost $3.5 I think) without much of a plan, got off the train and started walking north first. Thought there was a park up that way which I might have been too before.
I passedЧитать далее
Kakurinji temple
13 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
I was walking around talking to Mum and Dad and had wound up in a shipyard area so they said just jump on a bus so I did. I wasn't sure exactly where it was going but looked like one of the smallЧитать далее
Kakogawa city hall
13 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Spurred on from the temple I walked into city hall and asked if I could take a photo and showed them the old ones I had taken. They kindly helped me out and took me to the mayor's 10th floor for someЧитать далее
Leaving Kakogawa
13 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
I decided to head back as other than catching up with my old host family I had revisited most of the places I had been and thought well of the day.
I saw a donut place selling Pikachu ones so thoughtЧитать далее
Last night in Himeji
14 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
I started exploring some of the malls, places like Uniqlo had sizes up to 4xl so I needn't have worried about size fitting before coming here.
I stopped in at Starbucks as they had a great view of theЧитать далее
Pearl Bridge
14 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
When looking through my photos I saw one of this bridge and remembered I had a coin from here as well. It was listed as a low of 1 and high of 9 today so I dressed a little warmer. The wind was alsoЧитать далее
Nijigen No Mori park
14 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
I ran to catch a bus as Google didnt explain it was on the 5th floor but a nice lady helped me find it. That took me across the bridge then I walked though a rather sketchy path to get to Nijigen NoЧитать далее
Naruto park
14 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
I decided to do the Naruto park which had a couple of quests you could select from. It cost $50 and is not really worth it but I had a lot of fun still. They give you these voucher books and a couponЧитать далее
Guesthouse u-en
14 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
I thought I would give backpackers a go while here in Osaka, originally for 5 nights but while talking to people at Naruto park I found out about Tokyo based jump fest so might try and make it toЧитать далее
USJ Arrival
15 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
I was asked to go to Mario World by a friend, the standard ticket price was $87 but because I wanted to go to Mario World I needed to book in with a express pass so it cost $280. At first I was reallyЧитать далее
USJ Harry Potter world
15 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
I rushed over to make sure I made the entry line at the right time as it was quite busy. This was one of the places I couldn't help but smile and not some forced selfy one as I had wanted to come hereЧитать далее
USJ Midday
15 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
I had a few hours to kill and needed to walk off that large lunch. So I wandered around for a little bit first.
I went on the 2 water based rides. First the Jaws one as I had express pass for that,Читать далее
USJ Super Nintendo World
15 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
I ran back to the other side of the park to make my Super Nintendo World pass time. As it was quite popular you had to have your time booked in to even access this area. I can see why as getting inЧитать далее
USJ Leaving
15 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
I looked in the app for what rides were still going as most had started to shut down, there was one called space fantasy and after Nintendo World I thought it would be kiddy still but I really enjoyedЧитать далее
Osaka random dinner
15 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
I got back towards the hotel from USJ and found a local place to have a small bite, I was tempted to try the fluffy lung but the deal he gave me for a large beer, top3 and edamame for $10 seemed likeЧитать далее
Osaka Aquarium
16 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
I had a pretty lazy morning as had been a bit drained from the days before. I got up around midday and went to find some breakfast but only found a ramen, which will do but really craving some decentЧитать далее
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel
16 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Apparently it's listed as one of the world's largest ferris wheels at 112.5m tall but when I looked it up it was 8th tallest. Dubai has one twice as tall.
It was really fun to go on even though mostЧитать далее
Osaka castle
16 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
I wanted to see the castle but ran it a bit late, I figured I would head there anyway. It was quite dark walking through the park but it was mostly just joggers running through.
I could imagine itЧитать далее


















































































































































































































































































































































































