Japan

Odaiba area in Tokyo

6 March 2018 Nicolas Comments 1 comment

Odaiba is a district located in Tokyo. Easily accessible from Shinagawa station with the rinkai line. It is a set of small islands linked each by bridges, in front of the center of Tokyo, built originally to protect Tokyo few centuries ago. Today we can see a futuristic district, residendial and economical. It is an entertainment district with big shopping center and attractions outside like a giant fairy wheel, gardens along the sea, views on the center of Tokyo, big buildings….

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Ikaho Toy, Car and Doll Museum

4 March 2018 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

I continued my week in Japan by a day in the center, around 2 hours from Tokyo, in Gunma prefecture. The area is peaceful with few people and we can see hills and small moutains.The area was a little covered by the snow in few places. I visited Ikaho Toy, Car and Doll Museum, which is a very high quality museum. In fact it is not just a simple museum showing cars from old japan during the last decades, this…

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Kamakura

27 February 2018 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

Kamakura is a coastal town located near Tokyo and Yokohama, less than one hour of road from the capital. It is a nice location to see historical culture from Japan. In fact the city was a political center few centuries ago. As a result it is a popular place to visit, because of its temples, monuments, gardens, without to forget the beach which is a paradise for the surfer during all seasons, and a holiday place for people during the…

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Enoshima

25 February 2018 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

I decided to plan a trip in Japan for the second time in the year. In fact my first travel there was really great and, enjoying the fact to go in Thailand in Asia, i made i small trip in Japan during one week. I took the airplane from Bangkok to Tokyo where the change of temperature was hight, to change from the 35 degrees of Bangkok to the 5 degrees of Tokyo. I saw first the small island of…

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Matsumoto castle

19 September 2017 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

Matsumoto is a city located in Nagano prefecture, near the beginning of japanese alps. This is a classical japanese city where you can stop a little as a step during the trip.I just stayed in Matsumoto an half day, and it was to see the castle so i don’t have other feelings about the rest of the city. And the main attraction is Matsumoto castle. And i can affirm that it is a good visit to do and a good…

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Nara

19 September 2017 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

Nara is located just around from Kyoto. So for my first day to stay in Kyoto i decided to go in Nara for the day. Located at just 50km from Kyoto, it was easy for me to link this by the train. The journey in the train lasted a small hour. The main attraction on this place is the park of Nara. I walked around 20 minutes to reach the park from the station This city has made an alliance with…

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Around Japanese Alps, Shirakawa-go, Takayama and Kamikochi

17 September 2017 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

I wanted to explore also the countryside without to be so far from the Capital. This is for the reason that i chose to explore Japanese Alps. This area is beautiful and show us again the diversity of landscapes in Japan.Shirakawa-go is a village totally preserved like few centuries ago. The architectural style was developed over many generations. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms. Here it is many traditionnal farmhouses, with outside the…

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Tokyo

13 September 2017 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

At the beginning i didn’t plan to stay long time in Tokyo, just one or two night because i was a little scared to suffocate in the city because it is one of the biggest capital in the world. But finally after to stay one day i changed my plan to come back at the end of my trip there. Because i was so charmed so charmed by the city and everything there. So i’m stayed three/four days in Tokyo…

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Kyoto

11 September 2017 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

My first plan was to join Kyoto from Tokyo. I’m arrive at Tokyo Haneda airport and i had to link Shinagawa station. In fact there are three stations in Tokyo to link Kyoto : Shinagawa station, Tokyo central station, and Ueno station. So i took a skinkansen train, wich is a high speed train, thanks to my japanese rail pass. There is around 500 km between Tokyo and Kyoto but with the shinkansen i linked Kyoto in just 2h15. It…

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6 September 2017 Nicolas Comments 0 Comment

For me, Japan was a dream of a teenager, wanting to discover the culture of the country. The japanese society intriged me, and i felt attracted by the fact to discover this place . And many years after that, this has risen at the surface on my mind and i was successfull to take my ticket Paris-Tokyo for a nice first trip in June. And what a great trip. In fact Japan is the best country that i have…

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