Over castled
16 November 2023
Himeji castle and Engyoji shrine
That all took longer than I thought, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Today I did 2.5 activities in Himeji. First the castle which I somehow ....
Behind the station
15 November 2023
Kyoto station area
I forgot to go to the helicopter pad on the top. I like the Kyoto station, it is very modern and vertical, with a roof garden, which I forgot to g....
Castle of failure
15 November 2023
Hikone castle
Today was one of the biggest failures in all my travelling history. I got up at 5:45am to get the early train around lake Biwa, connecting to a lo....
Most of the main drag
14 November 2023
Kyoto shopping area
Everyone who has been to Japan has been to Kyoto and walked up and down the main shopping street to the shrine at the end, past the 2 x covered sh....
Long waste of a day
14 November 2023
Osaka to Kyoto by local train
I could have walked here. Maybe that is a plan for another trip? Anyway, today I set out and succeeded in wasting the whole day getting from Osaka....
Korea practice
13 November 2023
Bibimbap in Osaka
Currently I plan to go back to Korea for the 6th time next April. I have been going there a lot since COVID because Japan kept me locked out. So w....
Ruined sea of cloud
13 November 2023
Takeda castle ruins day trip
It took 2 trains to get there and 4 trains to get back. 2 hours there 3.5 hours back. It was raining but not enough for me to get wet. There was a....
Illuminated with 2 kinds of meat
12 November 2023
Namba to Tennoji via Shinsekai
Now it is a bit cold and windy. Time for an nice evening walk then. My route was south east, through the giant upward sloping Namba parks mall whi....
Grey wedding day of not much going on
12 November 2023
Sumiyoshi Taisha Osaka
Rest day with no plan. The 2nd of this trip, the first one was day 3 in Tokyo when I went to a park. Are you ready for a grey day for a walk throu....