Asia
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Day 63 – Hiroshima
Today we went back to the Peace Park with our Canadian friend, just to take some more snaps during the day. The Park was a lot busier than last night with everyone crowded around the Atomic Bomb Dome. From there, we walked to Hiroshima Castle, which is close by. The Castle is a lot smaller […]
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Day 62 – Kyoto to Hiroshima
Today we slept in! As we had an early bus ride to Hiroshima, we ended up hailing a taxi instead of walking to Kyoto Station as we had planned. The taxi was super clean, even though the car itself looked old. The doors also opened automatically, which is something I kept seeing, but was never […]
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Day 61 – Kyoto
Today we walked from Santiago Hostel to Fushimi Inari Taisha. Fushimi Inari is a site full of thousands of Torii Gates that have been donated over the years. The site has been around since before 794 AD. We spent around two hours there climbing the trails around Mount Inari. While here, we had a chance […]
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Day 60 – Kyoto
Today we had planed to focus on the East Side of Kyoto’s tourist attractions. We ended up leaving Santiago Hostel nice and early at 10am and walking into the sunny streets. A short walk from the hostel is Yasaka Shrine (which was actually close to Kodaiji Zen Temple). Here was a massive shrine and large […]
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Day 59 – Takayama to Kyoto
Today we woke up and had breakfast at Relax Hostel Takayama Station. It’s awesome when the breakfast is included but not advertised. The food is left in the kitchen from 7am and is there until it runs out so its not guaranteed. After breakfast we caught the bus from Nobi Bus Station in Takayama starting […]
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Day 58 – Takayama
Today we left our accommodation, Relax Hostel Takayama Station and walked towards the Miyagawa Morning Market, which is across the river on the other side of the Miyagawa River. The market itself has lots of food, plant and souvenir shops. Kitiyama Walking Course From the market we joined up with the Kitiyama Walking Course, which […]
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Day 57 – Kawaguchiko to Takayama
Today we walked to the Kawaguchiko Bus Station and got on our bus to Takayama, which is around 220km away. The bus we got was amazing, with comfortable seats, power and Wi-Fi. The bus stopped several times at service centres along the highways. The views from the mountainous roads was spectacular. Once we arrived at […]
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Day 56 – Kawaguchicko
Today we woke up in the shadow of the famous Mount Fuji (apparently). We had travelled to Kawaguchicko, as it has a Lake which is part of the Fuji 5 Lakes. They are called this, as they are wonderful viewing spots of the mountain (apparently). As the name suggests, our accommodation K’s House Fuji View […]
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Day 55 – Nikko to Kawaguchiko
Today we checked out of our accommodation Sleping Nikko Inali. Before we left Nikko though, we decided to have a quick look at the temples we had missed yesterday, with our newly found tour guide friend, who was kind enough to say she will show us around and the super cool Canadian guy. We had […]
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Day 54 – Nikko
Last night at the Hostel Sleping Nikko Inari, we met a few more people. We all decided to travel together, which made the trip more fun. We all took a early bus to Lake Yunoko, which is pretty much the end of the bus line. Up here, the were some natural hot springs along the […]
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Day 53 – Nikko
Today we were happy to explore the beautiful town of Nikko. From the hostel Sleping Nikko Inari it was a short walk, and then a bus trip up the mountain ranges towards Nikko National Park. Since we were using the Nikko Pass provided by Tobu all the buses were included. The pass also included a […]
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Day 52 – Tokyo to Nikko
Today we left Japanize Guesthouse bound for Asakusa Station. Here we walked to the Tobu Skytree Line’s Station which is close by. As we had opted for the cheaper option (I know, suprise, suprise) of the non express train included in the Nikko Pass, we had to find our way to the correct platform. The […]
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Day 51 – Tokyo
Today we went to Asakusa’s Tobu Tourist Information Center to pick up our Nikko Pass which we had ordered online from Bangkok. Getting to Asakusa station was easy, but then finding the Tobu Tourist Information Centre wasn’t. The Tobu station is a separate building around 100-200 meters away from the exit of the main Subway […]
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Day 50 – Tokyo
After an exhausting day yesterday, we woke up late again, and went to brunch close by our accommodation at a Japanese fast food franchise called Sukiya. The food was actually really cheap and tasty. From there we walked towards the closest Subway station, where we bought the Tokyo Subway 48 hour pass, which gives us […]
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Day 49 – Tokyo
Today was our first day exploring Tokyo. We slept in, so by the time we were able to get ready and leave the hostel, it was close to midday. We decided to walk towards the tourist information centre near Tokyo Station, where the staff member was very friendly and gave us maps and suggestions on […]
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