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October 2019. Pa en seun toer na Japan RWC. 2x kwarteind wedstryde van pool B. Verblyf in Tokyo en Kyoto. Read more

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October 16, 2019
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Day 1
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 7:38 PM
🌙 23 °C
Altitude: 1,702 m
South Africa O.R. Tambo International Airport -26.12967, 28.2331926°7’47” S 28°13’59” E
Aspire Lounge
October 16, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Die toer het begin! Het besluit om met 'n Gin te begin.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 10:04 PM
🌙 21 °C
Altitude: 1,683 m
South Africa O.R. Tambo International Airport -26.13, 28.23526°7’48” S 28°14’6” E
Seated for Singapore
October 16, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Dis mos hoe mens moet vlieg. Weet nie hoe ek weer agter in die vliegtuig gaan regkom nie.

Ek kon plat lê en slaap. Bed is bietjie hard, maar doen die ding.

Singapore airlines se personeel is baie professioneel. Elke passasier hier word op sy naam aangespreek.Read more
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Day 1
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 1,699 m
South Africa Oliver Reginald Tambo International -26.13, 28.2333326°7’48” S 28°13’60” E
Lounge - Aspire lounge
October 16, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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Day 2
Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 9:02 AM
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 23 m
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport 1.35486, 103.985191°21’17” N 103°59’7” E
Silver Kris Lounge
October 17, 2019 in Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Veilig in Singapore na 11 uur vlug. Goeie fasiliteite hier. Al die skoonmakers in die lounge lyk of hulle van die plaaslike huis herfsblaar af kom. Loop met klein trollies en maak leë borde ens bymekaar.

Kan seker ook nie bekostig om af te tree nie. 😊Read more
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Day 3
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 12:20 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 50 m
Japan Shinjuku Eki 35.68944, 139.7002235°41’22” N 139°42’1” E
Tokyo 101
October 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Lekker laat geslaap, breakfast gemis. Begin explore om ons te oriënteer in Tokyo. Maar eers kos kry.
Probeer Sarabeths by die stasie. Loop nie sommer hier in nie, moet wag vir sitplek! Mense in you vir ons praat... Afrikaans. Die tou vorder heeltemal te stadig en ons kies 'n ander plek. Engels is maar min, maar ons kom reg.Read more
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Day 3
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 10:25 PM
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 47 m
Japan Higashishinjuku Eki 35.69855, 139.7078935°41’55” N 139°42’28” E
Izakaya Food Tour in Shinjuku
October 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Ons was vanaand op die kos experience. Baie goed aangebied en deur en deur die moeite werd. Dinge geëet en drink wat ek nooit self sou probeer het nie.

Het baie van die uitstappie gehou, maar die sake kan hulle maar hou. Die gunsteling was Tatsuta age. Dis hulle fried chicken wat in soja sous gesit word vir 'n dag.

What we'll do

We will explore the greater part of Shinjuku, the busiest area in Tokyo to show you popular spots as well as hidden gems. We'll have a couple of bites during the city walk. We'll then head to two izakaya restaurants that are popular among the locals. Places we visit range from modern to traditional, and if you are looking to try just ramen and sushi, this might not be the right one for you. Throughout the evening, we’ll taste different Japanese foods and drinks, learn about our pub food culture and history, and spend time with other foodies.

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Hi Conrad and Bernard,

Thank you for joining my food tour experience. I had fun showing you guys around Shinjuku. I hope you guys enjoyed the tour as well. Here is the list of the places visited: 1.Garakuta for Yakitori (Grilled Chicken Skewers) Authentic Japanese chicken dish course & Japanese tapas style. Address: 7 Chome-9-5 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 2.Buchiumaya for Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) One of the best Okonomiyaki places in town. The owner-chef, Mr. Takao has been making okonomiyaki for 15 years. Address: 7 Chome-22-34 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 3.Niimura Tonkatsu (Grilled Pork Loin) Since 1961, they have been serving Tonkatsu to all kinds of people (locals, businessmen, and even host & hostesses working in Kabukicho). They deep fry the pork and then grill it in the oven to make it extra crispy and less oily. Address: 1-23-10 Kabukicho Shinjuku Tokyo 4. Oiwake Dango Traditional Japanese sweets shop open since 1945. Address: 1-1-2 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku Tokyo 5. Chano Ikedaya for Matcha (Green Tea) Specialty Green Tea Store since 1945. One of the best real matcha ice cream in town. Address: 1 Chome−1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku Tokyo. Part of Odakyu Ace Let me know if you have any questions, otherwise enjoy the rest of your trip!

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Day 3
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 10:34 PM
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 46 m
Japan Higashishinjuku Eki 35.69852, 139.7079335°41’55” N 139°42’29” E
Naglewe in Shinjuku
October 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Hierdie stad lewe! Die hoeveelheid mense op straat is ongelooflik. Akkommodasie is baie klein, wat maak dat hulle van eetplek tot eetplek kuier na werk.
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Day 4
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:44 AM
🌧 18 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Japan Matsugaya 35.71621, 139.789135°42’58” N 139°47’21” E
Vlymskerp
October 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Het vandag gaan messe koop. Treine het so bietjie konsentrasie nodig gehad, maar ons het reggekom.

Eindig oggend met baie lekker vark porsie.
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Day 4
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 5:52 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 53 m
Japan Ajinomoto Stadium 35.66344, 139.5266335°39’48” N 139°31’36” E
NZ vs Ireland QF
October 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Vertrek vroeg, spesiale treine vir die wedstryd werk lekker. Is sommer vroeg in ons sitplekke.

Die atmosfeer vir die wedstryd was amazing. Ten minste het die Iere baie gees. Ongelukkig het dit nie veel gehelp met die telling nie.Read more
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Day 4
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:27 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 38 m
Japan Shinjuku Nishiguchi Eki 35.69333, 139.735°41’36” N 139°42’0” E
Ete na die game
October 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Na die wedstryd is dit tyd om te eet. Ons gaan na "Memory lane" toe, n baie klein straat met klomp yakitori restaurante. So paar jaar terug het dit bekend gestaan as "piss alley". Die restaurante is baie klein en vat ongeveer 10 mense op n slag. Ons bestel chicken skewers en drink bier by die eerste plek n bier. Daarna loop ons 300m verder en kry my nuutste gunsteling Japanese kos; Tatsuta-Age, (Japanese fried chicken.) Dit word gedrink saam n Highball met coke en suurlemoen. Toe ons 23:30 terugstap huis toe, is die strate nog propvol.Read more
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Day 5
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 9:27 AM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 46 m
Japan Higashishinjuku Eki 35.69852, 139.70835°41’55” N 139°42’29” E
Videos van ons eerste wedstryd NZ v IRE
October 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Lyk my in Japan ken die Japanese almal se volksliedere. Hier sing hulle volle bors Nkosi Sikelela. Die ander video sing die Iere die haka dood. Was n ongelooflike atmosfeer.
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Day 5
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 12:11 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 21 m
Japan Akihabara Eki 35.69749, 139.773635°41’51” N 139°46’25” E
Weird Japan
October 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Vandag na Akihabara toe. Dit is n gadget, comicbook en anime plek met baie elektronise winkels. Daar was n tou van mense, nee mans, wat tou staan letterlik om die blok om een of ander anime karakter te koop op iets wat lyk soos n groot sleutelhouer. Horlosie industrie is massive.

Japanese is seker baie is lief vir hulle kinders, want hier word groot geld skandeer. TV karakters en alles wat daarmee saamgaan, beslaan meeste van die vloer spasie in hierdie winkels.
Klein Japanese is cute, ons het wel een gesien wat tantrum gooi oor speelgoed.Read more
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Day 5
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 6:15 PM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 49 m
Japan Ajinomoto Stadium 35.6632, 139.5269535°39’48” N 139°31’37” E
South Africa vs The Rest of the World
October 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
In die Tokyo stadion, wag vir wedstryd om te begin. Waar ons sit, is die groen truie maar min! 1 uur om te gaan. Ek moet dalk gou Nkozi se woorde verfris, anders maar wag tot "Uit die blou... "

Die wedstryd eindig op 'n high, maar Conrad moes maar met die manne praat. Gelukkig verstaan die Japanese nie Sterk Afrikaans nie.

Die ou klomp was so ordentlik, wens ons geluk en skud formeel hand na die tyd. Een het glad vir Conrad gevra om saam met hom selfie te neem.

In die video groet die Japanese werkers ons terwyl ons uitstap na die wedstryd. Groot smiles en high fives all around!

NS - Conrad:

Hierdie Japanese... Baie lang tou vir badkamer gedurende wedstryd, n Japanees kom druk voor my in, ek bly maar stil, hy besef wat hy gedoen het toe iemand verby loop en die einde van die tou soek. Die Japanees, nadat hy al vir 1min voor my staan, draai om en loop na einde van die tou!

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Op die trein na die wedstryd staan n Japanees langs my met sy rooi en wit trui aan. Hy kyk die FRA v WAL game op sy tablet en ons bond oor rugby. Ek vra hom paar vrae, hy vertel my hy ondersteun eintlik RSA maar moet vandag JPN skree. Ek sê ek verstaan en my gevoelens is nie seergemaak nie. Hy haal toe sy RSA trui uit sy rugsak en sê hy het dit saamgebring vir as hy moet change!Read more
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Day 5
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 10:00 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 67 m
Japan Shinjuku Gyoenmae Eki 35.68953, 139.7083135°41’22” N 139°42’30” E
Verjaardag Ete
October 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Om my verjaardag af te sluit na die rugby, het Conrad my bederf, met 'n Japanese braai. In die restaurant bring hulle die vleis en jy braai self op die kole in die middel van die tafel.
Hier braai mens nie wors en vleis nie, maar Wagyu!

Dit was baie lekker en spesiaal! Tiek al die bokse wat ek kon vandag. Ons sluk die Wagyu af met Highball. (Japanese whiskey en soda)Read more
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Day 6
Monday, October 21, 2019 at 12:30 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 26 m
Japan Tsukiji Fish Market 35.66549, 139.7706735°39’56” N 139°46’14” E
Tokyo Fishmarket
October 21, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Tokyo se groot vismark. Ons is deel van 'n groep van agt mense wat 'n mark toer meemaak. Daar 100e winkels hier met vis en enige ander produkte wat saam met die vis gebruik word om kos te maak. Baie van die kos is vreemd vir ons en die smaak is nie altyd 'n aangename ervaring nie.Read more
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Day 6
Monday, October 21, 2019 at 2:00 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Japan Shintoyosu Eki 35.64911, 139.7898335°38’57” N 139°47’23” E
Interactive Art Museum
October 21, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Teamlab Planets is 'n interaktiewe kuns uitstalling. Besoekers loop van vertrek tot vertrek met verskillende ervarings.
Die interesantste vir my was die vertrek waarin mens kniediep in water loop. Visse en plante word in die water projekteer en lyk of hulle werklik rondom jou swem. Hierdie visse en plante reageer dan op mekaar en mense. Het so aan die kinders gedink wat hier groot pret sou hê.
Conrad het die eerste vertrek die snaaksste gevind. Hier loop, kruip of lê mens op groot sagte sakke, waarin jy met elke tree omtrent 'n meter wegsak. Daar was 'n Suid Afrikaner, nogal, wat nie sy bene hoog genoeg kon optel nie en ons het dit baie snaaks gevind. Hy het gerol-kruip maar nie gevorder nie. Later was hy so moeg, hy het net daar bly lê en rus.Read more
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Day 6
Monday, October 21, 2019 at 6:22 PM
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 40 m
Japan Daikan’yama Eki 35.64825, 139.7035635°38’54” N 139°42’13” E
Shibuya Crossing
October 21, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Hierdie kruising is by 'n baie besige stasie waar verskillende trein dienste aansluit. Daar word bereken dat tot so veel as 3000 mense kan kruis as die verkeerslig rooi word vir die voertuie.
Lyk vir my of 'n kwart van die mense daar is om die ander af te neem.

https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo…

Eindig die aand met Sushi by Shibuya.Read more
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Day 7
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 10:38 AM
🌧 15 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Japan Shinagawa Eki 35.6261, 139.7392635°37’34” N 139°44’21” E
Shinkansen na Kyoto
October 22, 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Op pad van Tokyo na Kyoto. Shinkansen beteken hoë spoed trein. Dis vandag publieke vakansiedag wat dit makliker maak om te beweeg, veral met tasse.

Punctuality

The Shinkansen is very reliable thanks to several factors, including its near-total separation from slower traffic. In 2016, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 24 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable causes, such as natural disasters. The record, in 1997, was 18 seconds.

Tohoku Shinkansen

E5 series trains, capable of up to 320 km/h (200 mph) (initially limited to 300 km/h), were introduced on the Tōhoku Shinkansen in March 2011.Read more
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Day 7
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:55 PM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 44 m
Japan Shijōdōri 35.00664, 135.7671935°0’24” N 135°46’2” E
Nishiki Market Kyoto
October 22, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Baie interessante mall (market) met iets van alles. Ons besluit maar op 'n middagete wat bestaan uit 'n warm broodjie met roomys.
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Day 7
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 5:00 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 50 m
Japan Gionshijō-eki 35.00363, 135.7741335°0’13” N 135°46’27” E
Gion Night walk
October 22, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Begeleide toer deur ouer gedeelte van Kyoto. Die toerleier het verduidelik hoe die Geisha strukture werk.
Klink vir my of dit veral 'n opsie is vir mense wat nie kan bekostig dat hulle kinders studeer nie. Net ongeveer 30% voltooi die 6 jaar opleiding wat op die ouderdom van 15 jaar begin. Blykbaar is daar geen konneksie met prostitusie nie. Dit is 'n totaal aparte industrie.

A young woman's first step toward becoming a geisha is to apply and be accepted into an okiya, a geisha house owned by the woman who will pay for her training. This woman is the okami or okasan. Okasan is Japanese for "mother."
Training to be a geisha takes about as long as it takes to train to be a doctor. Typically, a young woman spends about six years studying the arts of music, dance, tea ceremony, language and hostessing. During this time, and sometimes throughout her career as a geisha, she lives in the okiya, which is something like a boarding house for geisha and geisha-trainees. The okiya is a big part of a geisha's life -- the women in the okiya are her geisha family, and the okasan manages her career. A geisha pays a percentage of her earnings to maintain the house and support the people living there who are not working geisha, including apprentice geisha, retired geisha and house maids.Read more
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Day 8
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 8:58 AM
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 31 m
Japan Tōfukuji-eki 34.98131, 135.7703834°58’53” N 135°46’13” E
Fushimi Inari-Taisha
October 23, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Loop deur duisende “hekke“ wat mense opsit om goeie guns te wen by die gode. Baie besig met al die toeriste, maar ons gids vat ons op 'n geheime paadjie waar ons meeste hiervan mis.
TravelerEk wil ook hier gaan stap, dis pragtig!
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Day 8
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 170 m
Japan Nishinoyama 34.97167, 135.7883334°58’18” N 135°47’18” E
Fushimi Inari-Taisha 2
October 23, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Nog paar foto's van die Fushimi Inari-Taisha, plek van 10,000 Tori hekke. Oppad daarheen stap ons deur n bamboo forest.
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Day 9
Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 9:51 AM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 90 m
Japan Daimonji-yama 35.03872, 135.7333735°2’19” N 135°44’0” E
Kinkakuji Tempel
October 24, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Laaste dag in Kyoto en ons gaan na die Kinkakuji Tempel toe. Die boonste twee vloere is met goud plate gebou. Dit is baie indrukwekkend en blykbaar nog beter as die son skyn.

Kinkakuji (金閣寺, Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. Formally known as Rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and according to his will it became a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect after his death in 1408. Kinkakuji was the inspiration for the similarly named Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion), built by Yoshimitsu's grandson, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, on the other side of the city a few decades later.Read more
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Day 9
Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 12:24 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 38 m
Japan Kyōto 34.9846, 135.7574634°59’5” N 135°45’27” E
Terug na Tokyo
October 24, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Vanaf Kyoto na Tokyo op Shinganseng
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Day 9
Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 6:43 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 64 m
Japan Shinjuku Nishiguchi Eki 35.69225, 139.6980135°41’32” N 139°41’53” E
Fluit Fluit ons storie is uit.
October 24, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Skielik is die einde hier. Dink nie ons kon enige iets ekstra ingepak het in die program nie. Dit was baie lekker en ek het so baie nuwe ervarings gehad. Japan is die definisie van 'n ander wêreld.

Ons treat onsself weer met Wagyu ete! Dit is nou regte bederf kos en gepaste afsluiting vir ons besoek.

More vroeg begin die lang reis huistoe.Read more
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