As I have mentioned many times before, in Japan I am always drawn to the many large and small temples and shrines that seem to be everywhere in the Land of the Rising Sun. It's not that I am particularly

The photos were taken in the Gotanno area where we stayed. It was around nine am and the streets were somewhat empty since people are already in their offices. There were a few pedestrians, bikers and

Today it is time to once again share a few pictures of my favorite castle here in Japan. Tsurugajo Castle is located in Aizu-Wakamatsu in the western part of Fukushima Prefecture and has been the destination

The photos were from our visit to Odaiba where a huge moving statue of Gundam is located. Tomorrow will be it's last day on display. It started in 2017 and after almost nine years on display, it will be

Desde el 2018 casi siempre decía que quería ir a Japón y conocer sus maravillas y paisajes que tiene, a estas alturas creo no tener ese mismo deseo que tenía en ese tiempo, por lo cual ha cambiado y más

Heute sind wir wieder einmal in meiner Lieblingsstadt, in die ich es in den letzten Jahren leider viel zu selten geschafft habe. Es gibt halt im Alltag viel zu viel zu tun, so dass für meine große Liebe

Notes Is there anything sadder than a summertown out of season? But maybe, just maybe I'm thinking about it wrong, what I see are unwanted is actually just potential, these are lost swans discarded and

We woke up early to go visit the Arakawa River in Kita Senju. It was around thirty minute walk from our house. From there, you get a view of the tall buildings in the city including the Tokyo Skytree.

Heute schaue ich mal wieder zurück auf unsere letzte Kurzreise in die Aizuregion. Die Jahreszeiten waren gerade am wechseln und die Natur um uns war noch nicht so ganz erwacht aus ihrem Winterschlaf. Aber

We found this corner restaurant on our way to Arakawa river. We decided to take a quick meal from our tiring trek towards the river. It was early so there were not a lot of people yet. The ordering is

Not sure I can tell you much more than what is in to the tital, there are two photos of the Tokyo Tower. Maybe I could tell you that weirdly this tower always reminded me of Tintin and the red and white

Jizo statues are quite a striking symbol, as they combine sadness and beauty in one. On my many trips here in Japan, I have encountered many different jizos, and almost always they have managed to catch

We ate at this coffee shop in our trip to Enoshima. The serve delicious pancakes and coffee. Their pancakes go beyond the usual flavors and they're quite sweet. Even their coffee with cream and caramel

Liebe Leser, vermutlich kennen die wenigsten den Setagayapark (auch Japanischer Garten Döbling genannt). Ich kannte ihn bis vor kurzem auch nicht, da er etwas versteckt in einer Wohngegend im nördlichen

Ameyayokocho or candy store alley close to Ueno station is a must visit place if you are touring in Tokyo. You can buy a lot of stuffs in there for "omiyage" or souvenirs. There are a lot of

In Sachen Essen und Esskultur hat Japan fürwahr eine ganze Menge zu bieten, und es verwundert deshalb nicht, dass Tokio die Stadt ist, in der weltweit gesehen, die meisten Michelin-Sterne-Restaurants befinden.

I found a vast contrast between Tokyo and Osaka; Tokyo I find it more sophisticated whereas Osaka a little wild and loud. As such even parts of Tokyo like Shinjuku and Shibuya are loud and messy but Osaka

Saizeriya is a budget friendly restaurant chain in Japan that serves Italian food. Locally nicknamed "Saize," it is famous for offering value, with most pasta dishes, pizzas and gratins. Because

As I have mentioned several times before, I am not always in a hurry when I am out and about, but prefer to take my time. And if possible, I even like to plan a little detour or side trip to see if there

There are a lot of food stops on the way to the train station. One such is this one where we grabbed a quick meal before going to our destination. The menu is mainly sandwiches and coffee but there are