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Last night in Japan
Question: What makes great food taste even better? Ans: Knowing you got a great bargain! Thanks to the sharp drop in visitors and tourist dollars, restaurants were pulling out all the stops in attracting customers and one way to do … Continue reading
Kumano Kodo – Nachi Taisha and Hayatama Taisha
Outside Japan, few foreign tourists know of the Kii Peninsula and the Kumano Kodo. The names of small towns and villages like Shingu or Nachi may be well off the usual tourist radar – for now at least. It’s probably … Continue reading
>Going home
> Morning at the Honke Bankyu. Woke up to bright sunlight flooding the room. For a minute I thought I overslept till noon. The light looked like the morning was already well underway, but actually it was only 4am. The … Continue reading
>Tsukiji – land of fish and swords
> It was grey but very bright at 4.30am when I woke up. The plan was to head to Tsukiji market, load up on the freshest sushi ever before continuing on the next leg of my solo adventure to Honke … Continue reading
>Day 7 Kanazawa
>Bright and early we left the hotel for Kanazawa’s, or indeed one of Japan’s, star sights – Kenrokoen. This large sprawling garden is one of Japan’s top 3 gardens. This early in the morning, Kenrokoen was free of crowds. The … Continue reading
>Day 8 24 Nov 2007 Kyoto, Tokyo
>The day was physically and mentally exhausting and filled with drama galore! First off we only had the morning left in Kyoto before taking the 2pm shinkansen back to Tokyo. So we checked out early, but left our bags in … Continue reading
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