Hotel Nikko Himeji

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... a chocolate waterfall, fresh fruit salads, boubibase, paella and more. So considering there is no tipping in Japan. ( and I don't mean it's optional, I mean you don't do it ) it's a pretty good deal for 30 bucks each.<br><br>After stuffing ourselves silly at the buffet, we spent the rest of the night hanging around the market, the harbour or the beautiful neighborhood surrounding. An interesting thing in Japan, is that they make shopping ( even if you don't buy ...

... hall observatory, china town and the harbour district.<br><br>We started to walk and before long, found ourselves lost in a maze of covered shopping plazas. It was like Gintengai and Okaido ( the two covered malls in Matsuyama, which I'm not sure if I've mentioned ) but much bigger and glitzier.<br><br>After a few hours of shopping and having some lunch we finally made our to city hall. We decided we'd just kind of hang out ...

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Day 5 in Kyoto saw us again catching the Shinkansen - this time to the city of Himeji to visit the Himeji Castle. The day started off drizzly, but by the time we reached the castle it set in to overcast, warm and humidity of 965%!!! By lunch time, however, the humidity subsided to a reasonable 96 ...

Welcome to Himeji Castle Himeji Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Samurai castles in Japan. Its maze-like structure and rich history make it one of the most visited attractions in the country. It's also been the site of a bunch of Hollywood movies, including The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise. The bullet train to Himeji from Kyoto took about an hour. Gotta love those ...

... No food or drink was allowed to be consumed past the entry gates, with signs posted everywhere, although we saw more than a few people ignoring these instructions. There were still many fascinating areas on the exit route though. One which interested me was the suicide chamber, which was a sunken courtyard with only one entrance and exit route, containing a pit, a platform and a series of elevated ...

... already paid the bill. It would not have been a cheap meal. I hazard a guess at $70+ per head, plus $20 for the kids meals. I tried to give her money, but she simply would not accept it as we were her guests apparently. So with lunch done, we hurriedly left the restaurant, and headed out the front, only to miss the bus by seconds. Oh well, another taxi on the way down. I was determined to pay for this one. Again we ...

Vroeg op, trein van Kyoto naar Osaka om om 8 uur in de rij te kunnen aansluiten voor kaartjes voor HET Sumo tournooi. Nog 200 tickets te krijgen and we did it!! Een heuse box nog wel, wat inhoud dat je fijn op een tatami mat (lees grond) mag zitten. De box was ongeveer 1 m2 met 4 kussentjes. Inderdaad, voor 4 personen. Mazzel voor ons want de andere 2 kwamen niet opdagen (of hadden ze ons toch voor 4 ipv 2 ...

... doing some shopping, updating my much needed travelpod and catching up on some e-mailage. Also had the rather alarming experience of sitting at the computer minding my own business and having the entire building shake as Osaka was hit by an earthquake. A very minor one obviously or it would be a main feature of my travelpod but enough to make me fill my shorts, scramble to the door, thrash my shoes on and wait for another bout (of earthquaking not short filling ...