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Tokyo to Izu Oshima
... is the island, is the world's third most active volcano after Stromboli and Kilauea (allegedly), though on the plane over we read an article which claimed a volcano in Indonesia was the second most active. How do you define such things?
On the crossing we saw a strange black and white structure and a submarine cruising along.
We arrived at Okata Port on the northside of the island. We searched the internet ...
Japan moto trip (Izu Skyline)
... in had a train station so I always aimed for that. Shimoda is a beautiful little place. Make sure you take the time to go for a walk. It’s so quiet. There are so few cars you can just walk down the middle of the road almost. I checked out Perry’s memorial, a US seaman who negotiated to start trading with the Japanese by landing in Shimoda a couple of centuries ago… including just traipsing along the shore checking out boats and people fishing.
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Soaking in an onsen in Ito, plus tokyo cont'd
... s moving castle. I needed to get the tickets almost a week in advance, because you need to reserve a specific day and time and everything sell out day in advance! There were pictures there from the movies, a short movies, small things from the movies and just a really cool place to wander around in. They even sold Ghibli museum beer in the museum cafe. And another Tokyo highlight of those couple of days was the Autumn festival: Torinoichi. It is a religous festival as far as ...
Shuzenji Onsen, Izu Peninsula
... Shingon Buddhist priest, Kobo Daishi, is said to have struck the riverbed adjacent to the local temple with an iron staff, causing a hot spring to spurt forth and cure a local man's affliction. This hot spring still exists, but cannot fully be bathed in. It is now a foot bath which is still very enjoyable seeing as you are sitting literally in the middle of ...
Owl City Concert, 7 Waterfalls and a Sunset
... t take any pictures during the concert, although it would have been possible, I didn’t take my camera with me because usually you’re not allowed to take pictures or videos. But as many other things, Japan is different, or at least this concert was. I would have been able to take pictures and videos. If you have the chance to see them live, go! They totally rock! This was the opening (not my video): ...
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