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Japan stop over
On our way to America we had an 11 hour stop over in Japan. The boys and I thought we'd get a visa for the day and go for a look around Japan. The speed train took us directly to the city from Narito airport which was roughly an hour away. The train ride was a bit expensive setting us back about $100 AUS each but very much worth the experience, not many people can say they have experienced sushi in ...
Por los Alpes Japoneses.
... Lo curioso es que los Hombres y las Mujeres tienen sus baños separados y te tienes que bañar como Dios te trajo al mundo, nada de bañadores. Todos juntos como buenos hermanos. El pueblo está bastante bien, conserva unas calles con sus casas tradicionales de madera, con mucho encanto. Algunas de estas casas, son antiguas destilerías de Sake, que todavía funcionan y puedes visitar. Por cierto, hubo que probar la ...
Temples, Markets and Food Sampling
In Takayama were lots more pretty temples and shrines to visit.
Inside there were generally lots of gold items along with what look like wrapped up gifts. No shoes or cats are allowed inside. I'm not sure if the cat rule – which you were informed of through pictures – is for cats to take note of or their owners. There always was a big bell of varying sizes outside.
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Temples and Spirits in Nikko
... we were greeted by the confusion of the shoe situation. In some places you had to take them off. Then in others you had to put them back on. And in other places you had to leave your shoes behind and wear the shoes that were placed out ready for you. It was quite a challenge remembering which shoes you had to wear when.
Nikko is famous for its temples and so this is really what I had come here to see. I had seen some of the Temples in Tokyo and I know ...
Ski Heil und Badehaus in den japanischen Alpen
... die Skifahr-Tradition - die kommt wohl aus Österreich. Vor langer langer Zeit soll wohl mal ein Österreicher hier den Japanern das Skifahren beigebracht haben und demzufolge verbinden viele Einheimische das Skifahren mit den Deutschen, wie wir das Origami und auch Sushi mit den Japanern verbinden. more stories on ...