It was midnight in Kyōto, I was sitting in the lounge of my accommodation and was fed up. It had been raining since my visit to Nikkō. I had planned to spend five days in Kyōto and Osaka, but that plan didn’t make much sense anymore. Especially since the friendly Japanese man next to me had just explained what was going on: Typhoon Lan had been upgraded to a Super Typhoon and would hit Osaka on its way to Tokyo over the next few days. Kyōto is practically next to Osaka. The forecast mentioned wind speeds of up to 130 kilometers per
Tag: Trip Around the World
1000 Samurai in Nikkō
“日光を見ずして結構と言うな” – “Don’t talk about beauty before you’ve seen Nikkō”. A bold statement, but even if it hadn’t been true, 1000 Samurai can compensate for everything 😉
The Kagurazaka Bakeneko Festival
Ever wanted to see people dressed up as monster cats parade the streets of Kagurazaka in Tokyo? I bet you did 🙂
Tokyo at Night
Tokyo, with its 38 million inhabitants one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. And because a city of this size doesn’t just not fit into a single article, but looks much different by Day than it does by Night, today it’s Tokyo by Night 🙂
Tokyo by Day
Tokyo, with its 38 million inhabitants one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. And because a city of this size doesn’t just not fit into a single article, but looks much different by Day than it does by Night, today it’s Tokyo by Day 🙂
A visit to the Kamakura Owl Forest
Bored with cats? The raccoons and the sheep in the last Animal Cafe were no longer interesting? Then how about petting an owl? 🙂
Temple Overflow in Kamakura
The small town of Kamakura was the capital of Japan from 1185 to 1333. Tall, beautiful wooden temples do not only bear witness of a great past, but also of great tragedies.
Setting sails on Lake Ashi
Dancing on a volcano, sailing around with pirates… there’s a lot to do around Hakone 😉
Dancing on the volcano in Ōwakudani
A ropeway over a crater landscape, poisonous gases and black eggs… that’s the volcanic valley of Ōwakudani!