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Travel Blogs from Toshima
Going Japanese
... The temple from the outside looked relatively new it is however Tokyos oldest temple, it was first sited there in 645. Making it pretty darn old, it did however get bombed in the war therefore it has old and new bits. As you walk in there are people bathing in incense from large burners outside the front of the temple. There are people doing all sort of things ive no idea what it was, but tying bits of paper onto string, throwing money into pots and banging dongs. As I ...
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... and they would tip these male dancers up to 5,000Yen (over $50) by stuffing it somewhere in their kimono... super interesting...
And all this was in one bathhouse building!! We spent all day there in each of the different rooms/floors... by far the best value for entertainment you can find in Japan costing 2,500 Yen!! And the best part is that they give you a ...
I love Tokyo
... and since its
pretty close to the "inner Toyko" (that's what I call
everything close to and inbetween the JR Yamanote line (circle line)
I wanted to drive with my bike to Tokyo and over the Shibuya Crossing
:-)
The navigation system said 20minutes...pfff...as usual when
going "out of izu hanto" you need to multiply it by two.
That traffic is terrible...and it wouldn't be soo bad if they had a
smart traffic lights system. They copied the american, ...
A man's touch
... that mother earth has bestowed upon them.
After leaving Nagoya and being onthe bullet train I was blessed again with see my beloved Suzuki's factory only to be astounded that within a very small distance the Yamaha factory was to be found. One very confused traveller couldn't understand why i was manically trying to take a photo out of the opposite side of the train to where I was sitting when i spied another section of the Yamaha factory. Neddeless to say I spent much ...