Journey in Japan Part 52: House of Red Leaves
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Journey in Japan Part 52: House of Red Leaves

There is a famous phrase in Japan, You haven’t seen actual beauty until youve seen Nikk. Thus far on this trip, I have not truly seen a point. Just darkness. I awaken at 9am, the first point I do is take a look at the view from the ryokan window. No high-rise buildings right here,…

Journey in Japan Part 3: Mostly Calmness
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Journey in Japan Part 3: Mostly Calmness

I am woken at 4:47 am to an alarm originating from the instructions of the ocean. I watch out of the window, it is raining hard. I dart out of bed to check acomputer. No energetic tidal wave cautions. I take a look outside, the alarm is constant, the rain is hefty, yet everywhere else…

Izu, Shizuoka Hot Springs, Cool Beaches and a Warm Atmosphere
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Izu, Shizuoka Hot Springs, Cool Beaches and a Warm Atmosphere

Sunday early morning in late July as well as it was time to board The Superview Odoriko train from Yokohama terminal to Shimoda at the southern suggestion of the Izu Peninsula. It didnt take long to understand the reason behind the train name, as the home windows were substantial, from seat to ceiling. With some…

Journey in Japan Part 51: On the Other Side of the Mountain
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Journey in Japan Part 51: On the Other Side of the Mountain

Today I have chosen to take a break from city life. I have actually scheduled an evening at a Japanese inn, called a ryokan. It is positioned in the center of some mountains in a place called, Nikk, in Tochigi Prefecture. My prepare for the next few days, to obtain a feeling of a more…

Journey in Japan Part 6: Birds thrown around, bullets for hail
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Journey in Japan Part 6: Birds thrown around, bullets for hail

The largest tornado on the planetpassed through Beppu last night. The storm had drifted a little south of its anticipated trajectory, but we still got hit by the solid winds; theysounded like a Bullet Train as theyrattled the windows and also the wall surfaces. I review somewhere thatthree months of rains will fall over Japan…