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A Brief Acquaintance with Kyushu

by Katja Kyushu, Japan 40 views

Доступно на русском ► In that trip, I though it would be nice to expand our horizons and visit Kyushu, the third largest main island of Japan. We have already been to Honshu, Hokkaido and Okinawa, meaning that for us it would be the fourth Japanese island. In the beginning, I planned to go all the way down ...

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The Island of Miyajima

by Katja Itsukushima, Japan 55 views

Доступно на русском ► If you travel to Hiroshima, make sure you plan an extra day to visit the island of Itsukushima, also known as Miyajima. It is an absolutely beautiful spot located an hour away from the Hiroshima’s main station. Many of you may be familiar with the iconic view of the red torii gate standing in ...

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Hiroshima

by Katja Hiroshima, Japan 71 views

Доступно на русском ► Atomic bomb explosion is the first thing, which comes to one's mind, when hearing the name of this city, yet one will be surprised, how clean and modern this city looks like several decades past after the horrible tragedy. Of course, you will still find many traces of the explosion in the city, but ...

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Things we enjoyed doing in Osaka

by Katja Osaka, Japan 24 views

Доступно на русском ► Our visit to Osaka we split in two parts. Firstly, we chose to spend a day there on our way from Kyoto to Hiroshima, and, secondly, we planned to stay in Osaka in the end of our JR Pass trip before returning to Tokyo. When planning our trip, I tried to avoid long train ...

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Nara Deer Park and a bit more of Kyoto

by Katja Nara, Japan 22 views

Доступно на русском ► There were at least two reasons for me to go to Nara. Firstly, during one of the Japanese lessons which I took in the university, we were reading and translating a short text about the Todai-ji temple located in Nara. There I’ve learned that it is known as one of the greatest Buddhist temples ...

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A day in Kyoto

by Katja Kyoto, Japan 37 views

Доступно на русском ► I must admit, when planning our visit to Kyoto I have underestimated its beauty and the number of activities one can undertake in the city and in its surroundings. As a result we spent three nights there, but only one whole day. After the day in Kanazawa, we arrived to Kyoto late in the ...

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Kanazawa, Where It All Has Begun

by Katja Kanazawa, Japan 30 views

Доступно на русском ► In 2004, I went abroad for the first time. With three other kids I was selected to represent my school and and the city at an international children’s forum which was held in Kanazawa, Japan. I didn’t know much about Japan before that trip, and visiting that country for the first time turned out ...

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Spring Blooming in Aachen

by Katja Aachen, Germany 19 views

Доступно на русском ► Last spring I was still living in Aachen, a small German town on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands. One day I took my camera and went to shoot beautiful blooming trees in the downtown. Photos taken in April 2018

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Jigokudani Monkey Park

by Katja Nagano, Japan 17 views

Доступно на русском ► I always wanted to visit Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano to see cute monkeys in their natural habitat, that’s why when I came to Japan as a tourist I chose this very place as the first stop. I already described in my previous post how we got to Yamanouchi from Tokyo. So, from our ...

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Japan trip 2018

by Katja Japan 41 views

Доступно на русском ► When I just started this blog I thought I would post only camera photos here, but then I realised that the story might be incomplete if I exclude all phone snaps and the associated memories. So, here I am, writing this post illustrated with iPhone pics only. Last spring in the middle of March ...