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Category: World Trip 2015

A 30-day adventure visting two countries; India and Japan, between 17 April 2015 and 16 May 2015.

  • World Trip 2015: Day 28 – Hakone to Tokyo, Japan

    Thursday 14 May 2015 Highlights: Robot Show, Harajuku Takeshita Street, Tsukiji Fish Market, Farewell Dinner. After a relaxing nights sleep in our traditional ryokan room and a Western style included buffet breakfast it was time to say goodbye to Hakone and Mt Fuji and head to Tokyo which at least for me was a return to were…

  • World Trip 2015: Day 27 – Kyoto to Hakone, Japan

    Wednesday 13 May 2015 Highlights: Mt Fuji, Lake Ashino-Ko, Hakone Gore Park, Kaiseki meal, Karaoke. We left Kyoto early to a beautiful morning, it seems we have seen the last of the rain. We gain send our main bags onto Tokyo and packed our day bags for one night’s stay. To get to Hakone we used several forms of…

  • World Trip 2015: Day 26 – Kyoto, Japan

    Tuesday 12 may 2015 Highlights: Tea Ceremony, Ninja Show, Golden Pavilion. Well the forecasters were right today was rain with more rain.  Luckily the hotel provided umbrellas for those that needed it otherwise we would have drowned.  First up was a visit to the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji, also known as Rokuon-ji, which is a Zen…

  • World Trip 2015: Day 25 – Hiroshima to Kyoto, Japan

    Monday 11 May 2015 Highlights:  Shrine Gates at Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Sushi train. An early morning start leaving our hotel in Hiroshima for Kyoto that include two trains, the first was about 1 hour 30 minutes to Osaka and then another 15 minute bullet train to Kyoto.  Our hotel (Ibis Kyoto) was right across from…

  • World Trip 2015: Day 24 – Hiroshima and Miyajima Island, Japan

    Sunday 10 May 2015 Highlights:  Shukkeien Garden, Miyajima Island Hike, Okonomiyaki dinner at Atom Restaurant. About half our group enjoyed the optional activity of a visit to the Shukkeien Garden a short walk from the hotel.  The garden was tranquil having a very zen like feel.  The fish were not afraid of man and were almost jumping…