11:00 wake up, breakfast and heading to Nara. The hostel i stayed in for the last couple days was unbelievable cheap still clean with a nice service. The breakfast was free and included even fruits such as grapes, pears and melon. I would have never thought to be so happy about such small things. 11:50 […]
Diary: Nara – halfday | 29.08.2019 Read More »
English proficiency In Tokyo i already had major problems speaking with people in english since their proficiency is not that high. This is probably also why most of the foreign workers are either english teachers or people working in IT. On my Tokaido journey i had to rely entirely on peoples patience and my basic
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Some final thoughts: Since this trip was my first actual longer hike i will list my lessons learned in this post. Some might be very obvious to more experienced hikers and some might be very specific to Japan only. Toiletries are not really necessary. Since i was staying in Hostels all the time they also
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Today was not really a spectacular and glory day for me and quite a anticlimactic to end this trip. I woke up to a measly weather. However the worst part was the blister on my right leg. It turned out that i grew so much that i could not fit into my shoe anymore without
Diary: Tokaido Trail – Day 12 | Kyoto – end of the trip | 23.08.2019 Read More »
Today was a Zero day for me because i wanted to go on sightseeing one of the biggest city in Japan. My Hostel was located right in the center but i wanted to go both to the northern and southern direction. 12:00 starting the trip and heading to Atsuta Jingu and the Miya no Watashi
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09:00 wake up I proceeded the morning with planning for the upcoming day and decided to go for Unagi for lunch since it is supposed to be quite fresh in Hamamatsu and a tad cheaper than elsewhere. My menu consisted of a light soup broth and 2 slices of eel which tasted slightly sweet just
Diary: Tokaido Trail – Day 10 | Nagoya | 21.08.2019 Read More »
09:00 wake up 10:40 I left Iwata to go to Hamamatsu station by train and from there directly headed to the Hamamatsu castle. The Hamamatsu castle is quite special as it was the residence for the first Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for 17 years. As with many other castles it got dismantled at the end
Diary: Tokaido Trail – Day 9 | Hamamatsu – Nakajima sand dunes | 20.08.2019 Read More »
09:00 wake up I prepared myself and took the train from Shizuoka station to Shimada station. I therefore skipped the Tokaido stations: Mariko, Okabe, Fujieda. 12:30 arrived at the Horai Bridge which is the largest pedestrian wooden bridge in the world spanning 897 meters and certified by the Guinness Book of Records ind 1997. Note
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09:00 wake up At the Eiri juku side I only found this sign as a landmark but that should suffice. Today shall be my sightseeing day. I proceeded to walk to the Miho no Matsuba which is a famous sightseeing spot to get a good shot of Mt. Fuji but on my way I already
Diary: Tokaido Trail – Day 7 | Shizuoka – Miho no Matsuba | 18.08.2019 Read More »
09:00 wake up I really lived far away from the Numazu station and since another interesting sight was on my way to the station I decided to give it a visit. 11:45 arrival at VIEW-O Watergate. This 30m tall Watergate is one of Japan’s biggest Watergate and apperently functions to protect the area from Tsunamis
Diary: Tokaido Trail – Day 6 | Shimizu | 17.08.2019 Read More »