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Japan – The Highlights
For our first visit to Japan we hired a campervan and spent nearly 2 weeks touring the island of Honshu, before finishing with a few relaxing days on the beach of Okinawa. Here are some of the highlights of this exceptional trip in pictures. You can read more about our roadtrip itinerary here.
Old meets new at the moat of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo
Nighttime view over the rainbow bridge at Odaiba beach, Tokyo
The 5-storey pagoda next to Tokyo’s oldest temple, Senso-Ji
The Tokyo Skytree and Asahi Building
Shibuya, Tokyo
Gashapon capsule toy vending machines in Akihabara, Tokyo
Japanese morning exercise on the banks of Lake Kawaguchiko
Autumn view of mighty Mount Fuji
The old post town of Magome in the Kiso hills
Bamboo forest in the Kiso valley.
“Ring the bell hard. Against bears.” Hiking the Kiso valley from Magome to Tsumago.
Sanjusangendo in Kyoto houses 1000 Armed Kannon statues
Fortune wishes in Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji, the magnificent Golden Palace, in Kyoto
10.000 Torii line the path to Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto
Red lanterns mark traditional tea houses in Gion, Kyoto’s Geisha district
The Giant Buddha of Nara
Nearly 1200 deer freely roam Nara’s parks and temples
Demonstration of secret rooms, trap doors and sword tricks at the Ninja House and Museum in Iga
Mazda Bongo in the mountains just outside Takayama
Takayama in the Hida mountains
View over Ogimachi and its famous Gassho-zukuri farm houses
Matsumoto Castle
The Three Wise Monkeys ‘Hear no evil, say no evil, see no evil’, at Tosho-gu temple in Nikko
Tosho-gu temple in Nikko is lined by moss-covered stone lanterns
The 5-storey pagoda at Tosho-gu temple in Nikko
The Shoyoen garden in Nikko might be small but it’s just lovely, even in the rain.
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