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Brussels Airport (BRU), Belgium
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Tokyo, Japan
TOKYO
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Atami, Japan
ATAMI
Hotel check-in en informatie:
https://connect.hotelsmart.jp/register/lSfv_CA5bHUg02u-RhxQp67AMyCZIt4?page=Terminal
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Kanazawa, Japan
KANAZAWA
Little Kyoto (hidden gem) (Hidden Japan p. 228-229)
To do:
- Omicho Market
- historian market
- +170 foodstalls
- Oyama Shrine
- a shinto shrine by kanazawa castle park
- Kanazawa castle
- a partially-restored castle located within the kanazawa castle park -
- Kenroku-en Garden
- one of Japan's most beautiful gardens
- located next to the castle
- Shigurei-Tei (optional)
- traditional tea house located within the garden
- Gold leaf ice cram by Hakuichi (also in the park)
- Higashi Chaya District
- Kanazawa's historic tea house distrcit where geisha entertain
- Teramachi temple district (Hidden Japan p. 228)
- Ninjadera temple : a small fort disguisedas a temple
- Nagamachi samurai (Hidden Japan p. 228)
- Lots of museums (not a must for me personally)
- D.T. Suzuki
- 21st century contemperary art museum
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Food:
- Sushi Ippei
Transportation:
- JR Thunderbird LTD. Express --> try bento box (selled at the stations)
- Busses are the main way to get around --> you can only use an IC Card on the JR Machi bus line (all the other ones require either a on-day pass or a bus ticket)
Links:
- https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2167.html
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Kyoto, Japan
KYOTO
Ancient capital of Japan
To do:
- Arashiyama
- Natural national district
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
- Tenryu-Ji temple/garden (next to bamboo grove)
- Katsura River
- Senko-ji temple (hidden gem, great view)
- Iwatayama Monkey Park
- Kinkaku-ji temple (most popular building of Kyoto)
- Early morning train (arrive between 7-8 am)
- Boat --> in advanced booking
- Sagano Romatic train (scienary train --> worth doing but book it in advanced)
- Nishiki market
- well-known food market
- Gion (might be closed)
- Kyoto's traditional entertainment district
- major tourist area
- walk around in the streets such as Ninenzaka, Sannenzaka and Hanami-Koji (tea houses and geisha)
- Fushimi Inari shrine
- Famous for its 1000s of torii gates
- Nanzen-ji temple
- Aquaduct
- Eikan-do Temple
- Pontocho (street)
- Restaurants, bars
- Nijo Castle
Day Trips from Kyoto:
- Kibune & Kurama
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Food:
- Ramen sen no kaze (best ramen in town, waiting can be long) çç
- Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社)
- Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社)
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Osaka, Japan
OSAKA
Kitchen of Japan
To do:
- Dotonbori (Osaka's main attraction):
- Glico-Man sign, neon lights
- Shops
- Namba Yasaka Shrine
- Lion head stage
- Pay Resepcts: Ring the bell, bow twice, clap twice and bow once
- Osaka Castle
- one of the most famous castles in Japan
- Amerikamura
- The center of fashion and youth in Osaka
- Thrift shopping
- Shinsaibashi
- Shopping district
- Umeda Sky Building
- Famous for its Floathing Garden Observatory
- Great view over the city
- Optional in the evening
- Shinsekai
- Old neon-lit neigborhood south of Minami
- Evening
- Don Quixote Ferris Wheel (optional, not too excited about it)
- Tempozan Ferris Wheel
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
Day Trips from Osaka:
- Universal Studios Japan (!)
- https://www.usj.co.jp/web/en/us
- Nara Park (Day Trip)
- Accesible via public transport in one day
public tranport: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Osaka,+Japan/Nara+Park,+Nara,+Japan/@34.6388438,135.4869452,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6000e6553406e2e1:0xc55bc16ee46a2fe7!2m2!1d135.5022535!2d34.6937249!1m5!1m1!1s0x60013996bd8c6061:0xf96cacf357447456!2m2!1d135.843012!2d34.685047!3e3?hl=nl&entry=ttu
blog one day:
https://thenavigatio.com/nara-itinerary-one-day-trip/
- Todai-Ji temple (Great Eastern Temple)
- Buddha's Nostril
- Kasuga-Taisha
- Mount Wakakusa (342 tall hill located in the park, great view)
- Nakatanidou (famous mochi-pounding show/shop)
- Isui-en garden (optional)
- Naramichi (merchant district) (optional)
Notes:
- e.g. combine Namba Yasaka Shrine and Osaka Castle in one day
- Amerikamura more interesting then Shinsaibashi
Food:
- Ichiran Ramen (Tonkatsu Ramen) (Dotonbori)
- Okaru (Okonomiyaki Restaurant: savoury pancakes)
- Universal Studios Japan (ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン (USJ))
- Osaka Castle (大阪城)
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Tokyo, Japan
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