I wouldn’t say I have seen everything I wanted to see in Japan, but today I took a little break from sightseeing and met up with a friend I met in Germany who now lives in Yokohama just to hang around for some time. (more…)
Archive for September, 2009
Hanging out in Tokyo
Posted in Japan on September 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Back in Tokyo
Posted in Japan, tagged Hikari, Kodama, Nozomi, Shinkansen on September 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There’s not that much to report for today as I used most of my time going back to Tokyo via the route I came down south. The night at the hotel was short and although I was at the main station of Hiroshima rather early I had to wait for my train for another hour. (more…)
Hiroshima, a city of contrasts
Posted in Baseball, Japan, Sports, tagged Hiroshima, Hiroshima Carp, Miyajima, Yokohama Baystars on September 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It was time to say goodbye to the lovely landscapes of rural Kumamoto-ken today and head back for the busy streets of big japanese cities. Or so I thought. I headed for Hiroshima this morning and the friend who helped me out in Kumamoto accompanied me until we reached Hakata, the train station of Fukuoka. (more…)
Music and culture at Kumamoto
Posted in Japan, tagged Kumamoto, Okinawa on September 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The night was short for me, but not because I had to get up very earl but because I am not used to sleeping with a turned on air conditioner which is why I was rather drenched this morning. After a shower I headed for Tamana to meet up with my friend and her father who would accompany me to Kumamoto and show me around. (more…)
A complete change of scenery – Kumamoto-ken, Kyushu
Posted in Japan, tagged Kumamoto, Mt. Aso, Tamana on September 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I left Kyoto this morning to head for the biggest island in the south of Japan, Kyushu. The shinkansen terminates at Hakata, the station of Fukuoka, in the north of the island, and to get there I had to change trains at Shin-Osaka station. Because I was only scheduled to have a 12 minute stop there for the changeover I though I might be in trouble, but because of the convinient signs that help everyone at the station, I was waiting for the train longer than expected. The travel from Hakata to the small city of Tamana was only a piece of cake. (more…)
Too many things to see in Kyoto and way too little time
Posted in Anime, Baseball, Japan, tagged Kyoto, Miyazaki Hayato on September 25, 2009| 1 Comment »
After strolling around the streets near to the central station in Kyoto I headed for some of the better known tourist spots. The only problem is that most of the sites are located on the outskirts of the town which males it very difficult to see a lot in one day. And keep in mind I was still hurting from wandering all around Osaka yesterday, so this became a test of endurance. (more…)
More than a number two – Osaka
Posted in Baseball, Japan, tagged Osaka on September 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I had been looking forward to visiting Osaka, but right now I just don’t remember why. Maybe it was because of the local baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers. Maybe because of the food as the city is known as “Japan’s kitchen”. Maybe it was because everybody told me that the inhabitants of Osaka act a lot like the people in Cologne. I have no clue. So I set off this morning trying to find out what it was. (more…)
Taking a walk in the countryside: Nara
Posted in Japan, Uncategorized, tagged Nara on September 23, 2009| 2 Comments »
I woke up early to catch a train to Nara, the old imperial city south of Kyoto. As I wrote yesterday it’s very easy to travel by train, so I injstantly got my express train from Kyoto station to Nara and was there after around 40 minutes. (more…)
Off to the south, first stop: Kyoto
Posted in Japan on September 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Today I set off from Tokyo to take a one week trip around the south of Japan which will first take me to the old imperial city of Kyoto and then to Nara, Osaka, Kumamoto and Hiroshima. I have to admit I was slightly nervous before leaving my host’s house as this is the first time I will embark on a journey completely on my own. But up until now it turned out everything went fine so far. I will stay in Kyoto for the next few days and then leave for Kumamoto and Hiroshima on the weekend. Both Nara and Osaka are so close that I will make day trips to those cities. (more…)
Harajuku, Aoyama and Izakaya fun at Shibuya
Posted in Japan, tagged Aoyama, Harajuku, Meiji Jingu, Shibuya on September 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
After relaxing the whole day yesterday I went out to meet the friend who picked me up from the airport again. Me and my host set off to Harajuku’s Meiji Jingu to pick her up there. (more…)