Japan Travel Blogs
- Japanese Gardens and the Volcano==Segan-En Gardens== Out pretty early today. We are finally coming to grips with the public transport. The fare is usually 160 to 230 yen per trip. You have to get on from the back door and when you Posted by wilson.lim61 in 2024 Japan | Oct 7, 2024
- Kyoto + Nintendo MuseumToday we’re heading to Kyoto, so around 8am we got ourselves to the train station which we took to connect to Tokyo station. Here we got tickets for the Shinkansen. [img=https://photos.trave Posted by kmcveggie in Veggie Pack | Oct 7, 2024
- Kagoshima -Back to the SteamerToday was a travelling day. 3 Train changes with luggage is not ideal. By now we have kinda worked out the train stations. Still chaotic with occasional English announcements which may or may not be helpful. Posted by wilson.lim61 in 2024 Japan | Oct 6, 2024
- Minato + Teamlabs, Mori Art Gallery, & Gen YamamotoUp around 6am this morning we decided to grab Starbucks again for a quick and easy bite. On the way we saw remnants of the night before - Friday. Cigarette lined sidewalks and empty cans, plus a sidewalk pancake (vomit). Posted by kmcveggie in Veggie Pack | Oct 6, 2024
- Nagasaki and the BombBig day today. Set out about 0730 hrs. ==[b]Megenebashi Bridge/b]== First stop was the Peace Park. We had planned to take the bus. We have finally worked out that the bus fare in Nagasaki is about 160 Posted by wilson.lim61 in 2024 Japan | Oct 5, 2024
- Ebisu + SaidoLast night’s sleep was more complete and we woke up at 6am feeling refreshed. Hit the combini for coffees, juice and a plum onigiri. Got ready, headed out for the day. We’re headed to Eb Posted by kmcveggie in Veggie Pack | Oct 5, 2024
- Nagasaki - Gunkanjima Coal, Chinatown and RopewayIt was a surprisingly easy journey on the Shinkansen Bullet Train. Luckily we had sussed out the platform the day before and we arrived via taxi early. Everything was organised to the nth degree and it needed to Posted by wilson.lim61 in 2024 Japan | Oct 4, 2024
- ShibuyaChris and I woke up at 4am sharp in our tiny bed. Trying to live by the wise words of Taylor Swift: jet lag is a choice! At 7 we wandered to Starbucks for their local vegan selections. A blueberry bagel Posted by kmcveggie in Veggie Pack | Oct 4, 2024
- Shrines and Temples We have been following the news of Typhoon Krathon and we realised we had made the right choice in leaving a day early as the island is being hammered. Flights have been cancelled. The weather here has benefited Posted by wilson.lim61 in 2024 Japan | Oct 3, 2024
- YVR > NRT, and ShinjukuThe day is finally here - we’re off to Japan! I’ve been meticulously and obsessively planning this trip for months. A surprise gift for Chris’s 40th quickly turned into my own a bucket list trip, and now it’s here. We Posted by kmcveggie in Veggie Pack | Oct 2, 2024
- Fukuoka and Hakata Station==Hakata Train Station== Our self guide tour itinerary said that we should take a short walk to the Hakata train station to activate our Japan Rail vouchers and book our train to Nagasaki in a couple of days. We left Posted by wilson.lim61 in 2024 Japan | Oct 2, 2024
- Japan and Taiwan july to sept 2024 First up tokyo Japan staying at mycube by mystay in kuramae First dinn Posted by pacamu in Me | Sep 3, 2024
- Day 16 Last Full Day in Tokyo===On our last full day in Japan Mike would have been content to stay at the hotel and relax but I coax him to join us to shop this morning. We were up bright and early by 7:30. Posted by Helen K. in Japan Trip 2024 | Aug 22, 2024
- Day 15 Shibuya Sky==Up at 7:15. We enjoy breakfast at 8:30 at a bakery in Shibuya. The only available times we could go to the Shibuya sky observation Posted by Helen K. in Japan Trip 2024 | Aug 2, 2024
- Day 14 Tokyo's teamLab Borderless in the Mori JP Tower===We are up at 7:20 and head once again to Bolange for croissants at 8:15. We are able to find seats across from each other. We sit at the high wood counter. Under the counter is a shelf Posted by Helen K. in Japan Trip 2024 | Jul 12, 2024
- June 4 - Tuesday - TeamLab Planets MuseumWe are in the hotel Nohga in Ueno. Hotel breakfast .Then off to the Ueno station [img=https://photos.travellerspoint Posted by normx004 in Japan 2024 | Jul 7, 2024
- We arrived!LONG flight from Chicago to Tokyo Haneda airport. Then cab (in a downpour) to the Nohga hotel in Ueno district, where there was no rain at all. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/67 Posted by normx004 in Japan 2024 | Jun 24, 2024
- Hiroshima & Fukuoka Kyushu 2024 - Japan==overview== The final part of the trip includes heading farther south. After leaving Kyoto, we did stop by Himeji castle, one of only a couple in Japan that are still in their original state and weren't destroyed by war/bombs/fire and later Posted by MurkTravels in MurkTravels | May 5, 2024
- Kyoto - Osaka - Nara 2024 - Japan==overview== A few hours on the train from Tokyo, and we arrive in Kyoto. On my last trip here, I just stopped for a few hours on the way to Osaka, where I spent most of the time. This trip was Posted by MurkTravels in MurkTravels | Apr 30, 2024
- Tokyo 2024 - Japan==overview== This is my second time spending 3+ days in the capital of Japan, and I still haven't come close to running out of things to do. This trip includes seeing sakura (cherry blossoms) at parks and gardens around the city: Yoyogi Posted by MurkTravels in MurkTravels | Apr 26, 2024
- Hokkaido & Sapporo & Hirosaki 2024 - Japan==overview== The Japan 2024 trip starts way in the north. Hokkaido is the northern large island of Japan. It's mountainous and normally snowy. The main city is Sapporo and a lot of the rest of the island is national parks and Posted by MurkTravels in MurkTravels | Apr 22, 2024
- Sleeping in JapanOne of the reasons I like to travel is because I love to stay in hotels. This is a summary of Japan First Night March 14, 2024 [[https://www.tobuhotel.co.jp/narita/|Narita Tobu Airport]] [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/510746/0354747 Posted by pscotterly in A New Decade | Jun 9, 2024
- Sapporo The entire time I was in Japan, I never saw any livestock, pigs, or chickens until I saw these in the Sapporo Airport. I take t Posted by pscotterly in A New Decade | Jun 8, 2024
- OsakaThis morning it was raining so I decided to do a load of laundry at my hotel. The rain let up, so I walked to Namba Yasaka Shrine. On the way, I stumbled upon another shrine and stopped to visit. Posted by jacemoose in WHERE IS MATT | May 31, 2024
- Nara Day TripI took a train to Nara. The ride was 40 minutes. I got there a little early so I stopped at a Starbucks near Saruawa-ike Pond. Amazingly, there were two Starbucks in Nara. Kofukuji Temple was the next stop. The Posted by jacemoose in WHERE IS MATT | May 30, 2024
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