Actually i didn’t want to write about this trip but Mt. Takao needs to have a honorable mention. It is located east from Tokyo and is probably the nearest mountain around. Starting from Shinjuku Station it takes only around 1 hour and 3 € to Takaosanguchi Station where we started our trip. There are several […]
Mt.Takao 12.05.2019 Read More »
This was organized by Oakhouse, the company which offers the sharehouses, for a small fee. The event took place in Takumachi – a small town in the Chiba prefecture. It took me around 1 h from Ueno station to Keisei Narito station from where we would meet the staff. After additional 30 min by car
Takomachi – Rice Planting and Bamboo Hunting 05.05.2019 Read More »
Only after this trip i realized, that the Wisteria plant is besides the cherry tree, a big thing in Japan. In don’t want to pretend i know much about this plant so i just refer to this short article. It took us around 1.5h from Ueno station to Ashikaga Flower Park station. Since we were
Ashikaga Flowerpark 04.05.2019 Read More »
According to a local Japanese the islands of Odaiba were artificially build in the Edo Period (1850). Because the Americans wanted to go to China and needed a harbor they asked Japan for a port. At that time though, Japan was still a closed country and didn’t want to have any commercial agreement with any
What did i learn and experienced in this one month: Rules in Japan: Japanese people seem to like detailed ruling. Everywhere, but most evidently seen at stations, are marks on how to queue. Additionally rules seem to be very strict. Dormitories have separate male and female floors. Without permission from the dorm-manager no other person
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This was my first ever trip in Japan and i am very lucky to be able to do it within the first two weeks after arriving here. 1.st day: To get to the Kawaguchiko town is quite straightforward there is a seamlessly direct line from Shinjuku station to the Kawaguchiko station.After unpacking our luggage at
Trip: Kawaguchiko to see Mt.Fuji 04.04.2019 Read More »
Today I was on my way to the Asakusa district which is around 1 hour walk on foot from where i live. The first spot to see was the Senso-ji Temple the oldest temple in Tokyo [efn_note]see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sens%C5%8D-ji, accessed on 04.05.2018 [/efn_note]. Because of several renovations and rebuilds this temple, although the oldest, looks really
Asakusa and Skytree 01.04.2019 Read More »
As the Sakura are now in full bloom, we decided to give one of the most famous places to view Sakuras a go. After we got off at Meguro station, we followed the canal to Naka-Meguro. The more we reached Naka-Meguro the more we felt the crowd being packed even more tight. What you would
Naka-Meguro Sakura viewing 29.03.2019 Read More »
So today i went to Shibuya to look for a jacket. Naively enough i thought since it is going to be summer time i should just pack light. Just now i realized my mistake. Recently it got really cold (12°C) adding to it the rain didn’t improve the temperature. Meeting up with a friend was
Shibuya and Yoyogi Park 26.03.2019 Read More »
Still suffering from Jetlag but determined to finally get a Sim Card i headed to Akihabara. After a 25 minutes walk and some minutes of confusing search for a friend we went into Bic Camera. However disappointing as it is, the staff tells us, that no contract can be made unless the address is printed
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