GiapponeKubo34°24’33” N 133°12’8” E
10 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
A delicious and decadent breakfast of pistachio chocolate covered croissants. It's really sunny today but cold, 37 overnight.
The Shinkansen takes just over 3 hours to get me all the way toLeggi altro
GiapponeFunayuki30°19’17” N 130°38’58” E
11 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
It is an absolutely awesome pleasure to be on a boat again. It just makes me feel so alive. The wind, the water, the waves, far away horizons. I love it.
Yakushima appears in a shroud of clouds.Leggi altro
GiapponeAmbō30°18’36” N 130°37’54” E
12 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Incredible hike into the center of the island on a well established track. This place is wet and moss is everywhere, some 600 species are on this island. The cedar trees here grow slowly and haveLeggi altro
GiapponeYu-gawa30°14’3” N 130°28’40” E
13 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
I go to an Onsen after a leisurely wake up and go soak in a sulfur water warm bath right by the ocean. Cool spot.
In the afternoon I find a deserted beach, volcanic rock and at low tide a nice spotLeggi altro
GiapponeYakushima-chō30°21’46” N 130°34’3” E
14 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Up at a reasonable 7:00 a.m. Ran into my Japanese friend again, third day in a row. My Israeli friend is going too. It's a nice three and a half hour walk in moss covered forest with some rain, greatLeggi altro
GiapponeYu-gawa30°14’3” N 130°28’40” E
15 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
There was really no choice. Today is a rain day and in sub tropical Yakushima that means hard rain. Went to the waterfall while it was still dry and reached the Onsen right on the ocean just as theLeggi altro
GiapponeAmbō30°20’1” N 130°37’5” E
16 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Finally a sunny day. So I scheduled for the last ferry at 16:10 and made the most of my day by getting up early and going hiking right behind the hostel. That would allow me a nice shower beforeLeggi altro
GiapponeAso Kumamoto Airport32°49’46” N 130°51’20” E
17 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I spend the day in Kumamoto to get a feel for this city. The weather is great and the hotel with the huge fish tank has a rental bike so that sealed the deal. I cruised around some local neighborhoodsLeggi altro
GiapponeNarao Dake32°53’33” N 131°5’56” E
18 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
This was a 'day of days'. That's how I like to call it when everything is superlative. Mr Kawasaki, my host takes me to a bicycle rental place, an ebike is going to be the best way to get to theLeggi altro
GiapponeKusa-senrigahama32°53’0” N 131°4’5” E
19 aprile 2024, Giappone ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
I get up early and dash out on the bicycle with a 75% battery to catch the helicopter as early as I can. It's a good ride up and it uses up about 40% of that battery so I made a plan to go back downLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreGreat to hear it has warmed up and is going well. Interesting move to the electric bike!
