Hiroshima was still asleep when we left the hotel early in the morning on our way to Nagasaki. It was interesting seeing such a big and busy city empty. Besides two of us dragging our luggage behind our back we saw only two ladies returning home from last night’s parties. They seemed a bit under…
Tag: Japan
The hot springs “Hells” of Beppu in Japan are the “coolest” hot springs in the world!
During our planning phase, when we (mostly Dina) were searching for things to see in Japan we found a photo of a dark orange bubbly hot spring somewhere in Japan that is called “Hells of Beppu”. As soon as I saw the photo I asked if we can fit it somehow into our schedule without…
Taking a cooking class while traveling Japan wasn’t a bad idea at all
Before our trip to Japan we tried to find a cooking school with Japanese or other Asian specialities. We even booked one potential course, but it never happened. So, when we had all set for Japan, it was just a matter of place where we’ll attend a cooking school. Dina found Cooking Sun somewhere on-line,…
The Great Himeji Castle and Wonderful Hiroshima
Among many wonders and beauties in Japan is Himeji Castle. Located just outside of Himeji city, it is the most visited castle in Japan, well known word wide and on a list of UNESCO world heritage sites. Original castle was built in 1333, later upgraded and extended in several phases till 1618. Since then it…
Kyoto – The city of shrines, castles and beautiful parks in the summer heat
Three hours ride in Shinkansen brought us from Fujieda to Kyoto later in the afternoon. By the time we found local metro lines and our nice small apartment it got dark outside. As it was already dinner time, and our legs were well sore from yesterday’s descent from Mt. Fuji, we decided to take a…
Japan: Unforgettable visit to Fujieda Organic Tea Farm
Fujieda – Shizuoka, Organic tea gardens in Japan During our stay in Japan we organized (Dina) a visit to Shizuoka prefecture, to an organic tea farm in Fujieda. Fujieda is a small place south of Tokyo, with population of about 170k people. Our host Tamiko picked us up on the main train station in Fujieda,…
Katsushika – The home of manga cartoons that inspired the best football players in the world
We ended up in Katsushika accidentally, just because we found a cute place on AirBnb that looked like a traditional Japanese room. As usual we were persuaded by photos and a lot of 5 star reviews, and to tell you the truth when we visit Japan again we will look no further. We planned what…
Hot summer days in Tokyo, the biggest city on this planet
Euphoria started a few days before our trip, just as usual. We were to fly on Thursday, and I woke up at 5 AM on Monday morning. 😀 That was a good sign, my soul was ready to go. We found quite a good connection, through Frankfurt, with Lufthansa and ANA line. We needed some…
Climbing Mt. Fuji: How one dream came true :)
I’m not a 100% certain when and why I got interested in Japan, but there were a few brief contacts with Japan and Japanese culture when I was a kid that might be the root cause of it. When I was 12 or 13, my best friend’s father returned from Japan and he was talking…
How to prepare yourself for a trip across Japan and what to pack?
Well, almost every blogger has a packing list, which seems to be very popular and easy findable by search engines. Even though I’m not really a huge fan of these kind of posts a trip to Japan simply requires it. It is more as a reminder to myself and reference to compare with once we…
You must be logged in to post a comment.