We have finally arrived to day 4, which was our last day were we got to properly visit a place. And we choose to finish this amazing trip by visiting the town of Kamakura. Kamakura Kamakura is a beautiful small town around an hour (by train) south of Tokyo. It was actually de facto the… Continue reading Exploring Tokyo – Kamakura
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Exploring Tokyo – Yoyogi Park and Senso-ji Temple
Day 3 was again all about exploring the city of Tokyo. We started with visiting Yoyogi Park and the Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine, then we visited and national museum and finally we roamed the streets around the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa. Lets get to it! Yoyogi Park Yoyogi Park is the largest park i the… Continue reading Exploring Tokyo – Yoyogi Park and Senso-ji Temple
Exploring Tokyo – Mt. Fuji
I think you can't go to Tokyo and not visit Mt. Fuji one of the most iconic landmarks in Japan. And that what we had planned for day 2. Mt Fuji I'll start by saying that we didn't go to the mountain or hiked up the volcano, no. The common tourist attraction is actually in… Continue reading Exploring Tokyo – Mt. Fuji
Exploring Tokyo – Yanaka Ginza & Ueno Park
4 years ago one of my best friends was studying in Tokyo, Japan. And as we were talking over Skype about how awesome it would be to visit Tokyo, I took a quick look at the air tickets which I was sure would be out of reach for my partner and I. But I was… Continue reading Exploring Tokyo – Yanaka Ginza & Ueno Park