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Preview: Next Week

As I said before, I will stay in Kyoto for a while now. This first week got me pretty tired, to be honest, and constantly hearing, reading and talking Japanese is straining too. Well, this week is the Gion Matsuri anyway (starting Wednesday, lasting four days) with gigantic floats being...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 12, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Hiroshima - Miajima

It rained when I got up today, at least I slept quite well. Made my way to Miajima station and took the JR ferry to the island itself. Turns out to be the site of some kind of Detective Conan event --> His voice did the introduction on the ferry and posters where everywhere to be...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 11, 2010 from Hiroshima, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Hiroshima - Touching history

My two-day trip to Hiroshima started, as always, by getting on the train at Kyoto station. After arriving, I toured the station building of Hiroshima a bit (all major stations are huge, multiple storeys, lots of shops (food and other)) and then made my way to the Youth Hostel. I figured it...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 10, 2010 from Hiroshima, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Preview: Hiroshima

For the next two days I will be exploring Hiroshima. While known to the world pretty much only as the target used for testing "Little Boy", it actually is an thriving and lively town. The attack killed one third of Hiroshima's inhabitants, and approximately as many in the years to follow, but...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 9, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Eiheiji

Made my way to Fukui today, which is on the same track as Kanazawa. Had a pretty fun conversation with the Japanese man I sat next to. Gave me opportunity to use my Japanese outside of ordering food and buying tickets. Small confidence boost *g* Eiheiji is quite easily accessible from Fukui...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 8, 2010 from Fukui, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Preview: Eiheiji

I will visit the Eiheiji temple tomorrow, one of the two main temples of the Soto sect (Zen Buddhism). It consists of about 70 buildings and is well visited all year long. As for today, I spent the day at Yurakuso bringing sleep, hydration and personal hygiene to Normal levels and...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 7, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Kanazawa

Woke up late, nevertheless a bit tired and with a beginning headache today. Downed the litre water I bought yesterday along with some aspirin. Considered canceling my trip to Kanazawa, decided to just go for it in the end. After all, they say that a journey is the most enjoyable with a lot...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 6, 2010 from Kanazawa, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Reaching Yurakuso

Having reached Narita, exchanged some money and got hold of my Japan Rail Pass, I headed off to Kyoto. Getting my ticket was easy enough, the change of trains in Shinagawa was manageable as well. Ate my first Ekiben (station bento, see below) on the way and got a drink out of a vending...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 5, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

My university & Shibuya

Today I visited the Keio Univerrsity, which I graduated from a long time ago. I felt like I were a student again. Now Keio boys and girls look really fasionable, sophisticated, and cool, which was very different, compaired with the time I was a student there. It has been 16 years since I left...

permalink written by  nobu on March 1, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Let it be

Japan 24th Feb - 8th March

And so onto Japan…but first I must tell of my departure from Sri Lanka…. So I turn up at the airport in time and queue up…I tried to get the remaining Rupees changed so I could get something to munch on but everyone keeps changing their money before I get the chance to ask..! Anyway…I’m...

permalink written by  willrob on February 26, 2010 from Narita, Japan
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