Mount Asahi (Asahi-dake in Japanese) is the highest mountain in Hokkaido and part of the Daisetsu-Zan mountain range. Usually this […]
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Autumn in Japan
Hokkaido is the first place in Japan to experience Autumn colours. As we just had arrived and were still jet-lagged […]
Walking in the Shiretoko National Park
In the far North-East of Hokkaido there is a very beautiful National Park – Shiretoko – which you can explore […]
Japanese Impressions 2
The wet climate very often creates wonderful mossy trees – very smooth and velvety Wooden shingles are used very often […]
Japanese Impressions 1
Near Sendai ist a wonderful limestone bay which was washed out during the eons of time. Driving there with a […]
Japanese Peonies
Japanese love peonies And there is a reason
Naoshima
In the end of our journey we had 3 days reserved for the art island of Naoshima (forming a group […]
In Shikoku – Around Takamatsu
As we had some days left before our planned trip to the island Naoshima we tried to explore Shikoku (or […]
Shikoku
Arriving from Kyoto we stayed in Takamatsu, the entrance port to the island of Shikoku, mostly known for its 88 […]
Kyoto and Onwards
In Kyoto we stayed in 2 hotels. First the JR (Japan Railways) directly over Kyoto station which is extremely convenient […]
Ursi & Michi 