Day 12: Birthday in Himeji
After the somewhat sobering experience with the accommodation, I wanted to celebrate my 50th birthday even more beautifully and spontaneously decided to visit…
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Day 12: Umeda Sky Building
After a small lunch at Dondontei in the Piole mall in Himeji (I’d forgotten what I had), I took the Shinkansen back to…
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Day 12: Himeji Castle Garden
Right next to Himeji Castle is the Kōko-en, the castle garden. For the “horrendous investment” of 50 ¥, you can buy an additional…
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Day 12: Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle is the largest remaining castle in Japan. The majestic white complex, which completely dominates the city of Himeji, survived both the…
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Day 11: Farewell to Yufuin and Transfer to Osaka
Unfortunately, all good things end far too quickly, and the next day it was time to say farewell to the beautiful hostel in…
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Day 10: Lake Kinrin and Beppu
I slept wonderfully in my beautiful guest room. As always, however, it was far too short a sleep, because I wanted to use…
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Day 10: Beppu – Hells and Onsen
After a lovely breakfast, I set off again. This time, however, just “briefly” to Beppu for a “hells and onsen” tour. I wanted…
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Day 10: Lake Kinrin
Kinrin-ko (Lake Kinrin) is a small but beautiful lake located just north of Yufuin. The lake is particularly famous for its morning atmosphere…
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Day 9: Hiroshima Castle and Transfer to Yufuin
I took it a little easier on the fourth day of my tour. The only thing on the agenda was the transfer to…
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Day 8: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The next morning I set off early because I had a long journey ahead of me: with the Shinkansen via Osaka to Hiroshima….
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