Tag: japan
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Japan day 3 – Osaka to Kyoto
As wonderful as it felt to just be back in Japan, it felt even better to know we’d be back to Kyoto. Japan is a whole second home away from home, but Kyoto… Kyoto is my soul city. I’ll never forget the wonderfulness of riding a bike around Kyoto for the first time. It felt…
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Japan day 1&2 – Osaka
On the 12th day of our trip we flew from Busan to Osaka. We still strolled around in Busan for some hours until it was time to head to the airport, and I knew I would miss Busan. It really is a special place. Our flight to Osaka was about an hour long – it…
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Japan’17 – day 10
So soon we arrived to the last day in Japan. I must admit, I was purposefully procrastinating to write this post. On our last day, we ran around Ginza and bought souvenirs at Tsukiji fish market — ceramics there are incredibly cheap, and it’s shame we couldn’t bring more due to weight limitations. K also…
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Japan’17 – day 9
On our ninth day in Kyoto we met with our good friend Atsuko, who invited us on a drive around the mountains. That was an experience in itself. To be able to see how the traffic works around Japan first hand was incredible and to be able to see places that we would otherwise never…
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Japan’17 – day 7.5
I knew that something was not adding up. I have missed a whole day in Kyoto! On our second day in Kyoto we decided to climb a mountain and visit Shogunzuka Mound. Let’s just say that it’s absolutely gorgeous up there. Once back down we strolled around as usual, aimlessly. In a lot of big restaurants…
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Japan’17 – day 8
On our 8th day in Japan, we decided to stroll around Kyoto. We did try to walk around Higashiyama, but it was nearly impossible, with the amount of tourists. We had L strapped on our backs and that certainly made it easier to stroll around, but it was still very difficult to navigate the immense…