Okinawa is an island southwest from the mainland and was the former Ryukyu kingdom until 1879. It was a very important strategical location during World War II and today, within Japan, still harbours 74 % of all US military bases (2008, Accessed: 01.10.2019). It is a very good place to go for vacation and can […]
Wisteria trees are beside cherry trees a very popular kind of plant in Japan. You can see those and many other flowers in the Ashikaga flowerpark around 2 hours north from Tokyo. The park is big and offers a lot of colorful and different flowers depending on the season. In the evening the flowers are
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The corresponding diary and impressions can be found here. Nikko is a city around 140km north from Tokyo however when you talk about going to Nikko for a trip you most likely mean to go the Nikko national park area, which is famous as the final resting place for the first and third Toshugawa emperor
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The Nihonji temple area is a big temple complex at the 330 meter tall Nokogiriyama mountain. Although the opening hour states that it is only open until 17:00 i believe this only concerns the ropeway and you could still stay longer at that area, however be careful to get back before dawn. It is easily
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This is a compilation of gardens and parks. There are certainly more worth seeing but i will share my impressions of the gardens i actually visited during my time in Tokyo Rikugien Garden – Bunkyo fee: 300 yenduration: min. 1. h in a normal pace to see and appreciate everything although i would really recommend
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Mount Takao is a 1 hour train ride away from Tokyo and is therefore the nearest and most easiest accessible mountain around Tokyo. There are several trails with different difficulties and to see different sights. Tokyocheapo explains it quite good however there is also a very big map with trails and their specific characteristics right
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The most iconic picture of Mt. Fuji is probably the one where you can see a pagoda in front and Mt. Fuji in the back of it. And it does not take you much to take this picture by yourself! This scenic photo spot is easily accessible from Kawaguchiko city and can be combined with
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This compilation lists some places which promise to provide a nice city view. The ratings are my personal opinion and were adjusted to give an order on which places i felt were better than others. Bunkyo City Hall – Sky deck ( free ) Bunkyo-ku, Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo Civic Center Bldg 25F. closes at 20:30
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07:30 again the optimistic initial plan was to wake up at 07:00 and to get to the Shurijo castle as early as possible. Well in the end we woke up at 07:30 and were ready to go at around 08:00. This week is just jinxed but oh well. On our way to the castle we
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