Six Highlights from six days in Kyoto
If you travel to Kyoto for the first time, visit the must-sees by all means! Places like Kinkakuji, Kiyomizu, Sanjusangendo …
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Spinning silk at the Tomioka Silk Mill (UNESCO)
“Year 5 of Meiji era”, reads the keystone above the entrance of the Tomioka Silk Mill. The silk spinning factory …
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Finding dinosaurs in Japan at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
“Oh, look, a Stegosaurus!” The Asian-American boy is excitedly jumping left and right in the local bus when we pass …
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Visit strange Gunkanjima (Hajima) – a thrilling James Bond location
If you are in Nagasaki in Japan, do not miss a visit to the island of Gunkanjima. The Japanese word …
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How to use Japanese toilets – to use or not to use
„Do you know how to use Japanese toilets?“ is one of those questions Japanese people ask foreigners, along with „Can …
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The fabulous Shirakami Sanchi beech forest in North Japan
„Oh yes, that is very blue!“ – „Oh, look – how blue it is!,“ shout the Japanese tourists, looking in …
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Visiting the beautiful Kerama Islands in Southern Japan
“Occasionally I have bumped into a deer standing in the middle of the village when I came home from the …
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Visit Nagoya – an underrated city brimming with life!
“More pickles? – Do you want more pickles?” The staff in the Yamamotoya restaurant near Nagoya Station‘s Shinkansen exit prowl …
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A retro night at the SPICE MOTEL on Okinawa
During our recent four week research trip to Okinawa we stayed one night at the amazingly renovated Spice Motel on …
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Miyakojima Island: Beautiful beaches and unspoilt nature
A purple heron is wading through the shallow water, followed by a couple of ducks. Only some unpaved roads and …
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