How to make a Trip to the North Cape – Europe’s northernmost point?
In June, during our second stay in Finnish Lapland in Sotkaniemi, we decided to visit the North Cape. We had discussed the idea two...
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Ohara, a rural glimpse of Japan
On our last day in Kyoto, we planned to go outside the town. The local tourist information center suggested visiting Ohara, a village north...
Travel to the temple of Himeji, Kyoto
As we did not have breakfast in the hotel, we again bought coffee and sandwiches from Kyoto Station and went to the bullet train,...
Hiroshima, the island of Miyajima, Peace Memorial Park
Our trip to Hiroshima, 486 km away, took two hours by Shinkansen. This was fast. We had breakfast at Kyoto station (several shops; the...
From Kyoto to Arashiyama. Visiting Kinkakuji Temple
We planned this day to be a more relaxed day to enjoy Kyoto. First, we had to move from Ryokan to another hotel, New...
Nara, the historical capital of Japan; Northern Higashiyama
We took the JR Nara line from Kyoto to Nara. It takes about 45 minutes. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It is...
Staying in a ryokan in Kyoto and visiting Gion Corner
Last night we thought that if the weather were clear, we would go to Mount Fuji and extend our stay in Tokyo by one...
Day Three in Tokyo – Senso-Ji Temple and Odaiba
We purchased the Tokyo Morning tour from Sunrise Tours. After a ten-minute walk from our Villa Fontaine Hotel, we met the bus at the...
How to spend three days in Tokyo?
We have planned to visit Japan for a long time. Our expectations for the trip were quite high-modern technology on the one hand and...
Day Two in Tokyo – Ginza and Roppongi Hills
We started our second day in Japan by exploring Ginza. First, we walked through Ginza to the Tourist Information Center to buy a tour...