A nice easy day trip out of Tokyo leads to the 599 meter high Mt. Takao (高尾山). For over a thousand years Mt. Takao has been regarded as a sacred mountain. A pilgrim trail takes you from the base station past the Yakuo-in temple to the summit in about 90 minutes. The top of the… Read More
Mitake Shōsenkyō (御嶽昇仙峡) is a beautiful and spectacular 5 km long gorge in the Chichibu Tamai Kai National Park. Shōsenkyō is considered by many Japanese travel magazines as one of the most beautiful places in the country to see the famous red coloured autumn leaves (mid October till end November). If the weather is fine in… Read More
Jogashima (城ヶ島) is a beautiful small island made of volcanic rock on the southern coast of the Miura peninsula one hour South East of Yokohama. The tiny island lies opposite of the tuna port Misaki (三崎) and is famous for a breathtaking sunset with Mount Fuji in the background. It is a great day trip… Read More
Yokohama ( 横浜 ) is the second largest agglomeration in Japan, just south of Tokyo. The city is host of one of the largest and most lively China towns in the world as well as a nice colonial style Western district. The latter areas are a remainder from when after 200 years of isolation Japan opened its ports and Yokohama… Read More
Over the last week the weather changed from relatively cold to warm in the Kanto region. Just in time to bring the cherry flower trees into blossom for the weekend. Only a small teaser can be made available as I am using the mobile version of WordPress. A full update will be made available early… Read More
Kawagoe (川越), also named Ko-Edo, is a nice town only 30 minutes away from Tokyo. If you want to experience how Tokyo may have looked like at the end of the Edo period then head for the cosy old city centre of this town. It is as if Tokyo’s Edo museum came to life. I took the photo above on a… Read More