I arrived in Tokyo on the 27th, late in the evening. It was a long trip from Mauritius and a bit of long wait at Hong Kong.
I stayed in Tokyo until 30th of April and on 1st of May and started my traveling with my first stop being Lake Toya, Hokkaido. From Lake Toya I was to have a day trip to Hakodate to go see the Cherry Blossoms which was top priority.
After Hokkaido, I headed back to the main island -places I stayed at Kanazawa (day trip to Unazuki Onsen/Kurobe Dam & Takayama), Osaka, Takamatsu, Shikoku (day trip to Konpira), Fukuoka (day trip to Kagoshima, Kumamoto), Kyushu, Hiroshima (day trip to Onomichi, Miyajima), Kyoto (day trip to Kobe & Nara) and then Tokyo.
Best thing about Japan? Being able to have lunch or dinner alone without any strange looks from anybody!
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| First time taking the bullet train but I think I used nearly all the bullet train types during my 21 days traveling |
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| Hakodate Cherry Blossoms |
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| Hakodate Cherry Blossom. Thousands of trees. When the wind blew, it felt like it was snowing pink petals |
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| Took a walk early in the Morning along Lake Toya and came across this shrine at the end |
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| Cafe we stopped by while driving around Lake Toya |
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| Lake Toya |
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| Sapporo was rainy and cold |
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| Highlight of my stay in Sapporo is staying at Time Peace Hostel. It was such a cozy and nice place, wish I could have stayed longer there. |
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| Unazuki Onsen and Kurobe dam |
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| Tomaya |
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| Takayama |
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| On the way back from takayama |
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| Kanazawa |
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| Takamatsu, Shikoku |
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| Takamatsu, Shikoku |
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| Konpira. Shikoku |
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| Fukuoka - Yatai stands. There was a typhoon coming and it was raining and windy |
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| Kagoshima, Sakurajima puffing out smoke |
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| Hiroshima |
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| Miyajima |
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| Onomichi, view from the top of the mountain. That day there was big thunder and lightning. Top of the mountain was the last place i should have been. Scary day |
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| cozy bakery on the slopes of Onomichi |
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| Kyoto |
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| Kyoto |
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| Kobe |
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| Kyoto |
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| Kyoto - Golden Pavilion. Gold and shiny things really dont impress me. I thought 500 yen for entrance was a bit much and the place was overcrowded |
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| Walked through the place twice and still wasnt too impress. I saw much more beautiful temples and shrine as well as garden than this |
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| The bamboo forest |
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| OSAKA! |
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| OSAKA - I actually fell in love with Osaka for some strange reason, the place really appealed to me |
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| Tokyo - Yanaka District |
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| Tokyo _Ueno |
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| Tokyo Shinjuku |
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| View of Tokyo from the 45th floor of the Government Building, |
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| View of Tokyo. The immensity of this city was mind blowing. It was like a sea of stars |
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| Tokyo Tower |
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| Mount Takao - view of Mount Fuji |
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| Mount Takao. I climbed that mountain to the top and climbed down as well |
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| Shinjuku - as crazy as this place is, I absolutely love it |
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| View of the Moon from the plane. Goodbye Japan - maybe see you soon?!! |
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