Category: Japan 2014
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Biking around Arashiyama
On Thursday we visited the Arashiyama area in western Kyoto. We hired some bikes and cruised over to the river then hiked up to the Monkey Park. Japan has just one species of monkey – the Japanese Macaque. The walk up was quite a steep 20 minute walk through the…
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Kiyomizu-dera
Yesterday afternoon we visited Kiyomizu-dera, which is one of the major attractions in Kyoto. The main slope up to the temple was completely full of people – mostly school students, so we didn’t bother going into any shops on the way up. The temple grounds were beautiful, but again, too…
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Lazy start in Kyoto
So we are onto leg 2 in Kyoto. To be honest we haven’t done much in Kyoto so far – we’ve been taking it easy and hanging out at the hostel quite a bit, plus we don’t know the city at all. So far we have done a bit of…
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Last day in Tokyo
On Saturday we went to the Tokyo Metro (subway) Museum. It was pretty cool and only cost ¥210 to get in ($2). They had a couple of old carriages and showed how the tunnels are drilled and also had simulators that you could drive for a wee bit. We also…
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Yokohama Daytrip
Friday we headed down to Yokohama. We arrived to some sort of event happening with a brass band and mascots running around – something to do with safety patrol?? No idea, but it was cool. Beautiful sunny day, we went up the Landmark Tower, amazing 360 degrees views, spotted Tokyo…
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Sengaku-ji
Didn’t have a lot planned for yesterday so had a much needed later start. Headed to Shinagawa station to go to Sengaku-ji – a Buddhist temple and the location of the graves of the 47 Ronin (Ako Gishi). The short story is that when Lord Asano of Ako went to…
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Hakone Day Trip
Phew, yesterday was epic! Made our way to Tokyo station and jumped on a shinkansen to Odawara. Then onto the Hakone Tozan Railway with a transfer at Hakone-Yumoto and on up to Gora (541m above sea level). It was one of those trains that zig zags up so you’re going…
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Wandering in Ueno & Shibuya
The rain started in Tokyo last night as we made our way home from the metro, so we had to postpone our visit to Hakone till tomorrow. In the morning we went to the National Museum of Nature and Science to stay out of the drizzle. Lots of dinosaur bones,…
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Welcome to Japan, 2014!
Woo, finally made it! After a taxi, bus, 2 plane rides, 3 trains and a short walk we made it to our accommodation in Tokyo. Grabbed some snacks from the conbini (convenience store) and chilled in the hotel for the rest of the evening. Woke very early this morning. Headed…
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