Japan 2004
In and around Japan
November 2004, a trip primarily to see my sister who had been living in Japan for five months and maybe see a few sights. Basing ourselves in Jasmine's apartment (free accommodation, woohoo!) in Sakarai, except for three days in Hiroshima, most of my stay consisted of day trips to Kyoto, Osaka and other small towns within an hour or two by train.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler HeatherN
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Only skinny people reach enlightenment?
After a nostalgic couple of plane trips (think 14 hours of original Super Mario Brothers and Tetris) and a four hour stop over in Malaysia in... Continue reading »
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Kyoto - Fountains and Philosophers
Day three in Japan was the first of three day trips to Kyoto, after frantically running back and forth and up and down the Kyoto train station look... Continue reading »
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Kyoto - Maiko Makeover
With a grasp on the bus system now, Jas and I headed back up to the hills where Kiyomizu is located. We got off the bus at the bottom of the hill,... Continue reading »
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Tea for Two
After a night of karaoke and Chu-Hai - fizzy, fruit flavoured alcohol - Jas and I decided to take it easy and avoid the crowds... Continue reading »
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The next Princess Mary?!
We took the Shinkansen from Osaka to Hiroshima, it takes about three hours, but almost the whole trip is through tunnels so you real... Continue reading »
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Sumo!!
After returning from Hiroshima, the next day one of Jasmine's students invited us to a BBQ in the Sakarai orange groves. Naomi drove us to her hous... Continue reading »
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Nightingale Floors
On my third and final day trip (half day) to Kyoto, Jas and I went to Nijo-jo, a castle with 'nightingale floors,' floors that are d... Continue reading »
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Giant Crabs, Cults and an Archery Master
On my penultimate day in Japan, Jas and me went to the Osaka aquarium, ostensibly for me to gawk at the whale shark that they have in a ta... Continue reading »
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