We debated a lot between Hokkaido and going beyond Kyoto-Osaka. Given it was April which is neither snowy enough, nor early enough for spring flowers, we decided to extend days in Honshu region. Toyama is a good hub to visit places around Takayama, Nagano, Alpine route. The Alpine route with high snow walls are spectacular.… Read More »Places to visit around Takayama, Nagano, Alpine route
It is ideal to spend 3 days in Kyoto or Osaka. We chose Osaka due to proximity with bullet train station connecting Himeji, Hiroshima down south. You will anyway end up travelling to the other city half the time. Nara is somewhere midway on a triangle. Kyoto is full of temples, quite a contrast to… Read More »Around Kyoto-Osaka
Tokyo is a good base to do many one day trips around the area. Nikko, Hakone, Kawaguchiko five lakes area, flower parks are good places to cover around Tokyo in a day each. You can even do Alpine route and snow monkey park as day trips, but we do not recommend that Places to cover… Read More »Around Tokyo
Tokyo is the largest city in Japan. We spent only 2 days, while you can spend almost a week covering each area. Prominent places to visit in Tokyo include Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ueno, Asakusa, Odaiba – these were our focus this time. You can extend to Roppongi hills, Akhibara, outer Tokyo if you have more time… Read More »Tokyo
The land of cherry blossoms, bullet trains, Shinto shrines, flowers, anime and much more- there are endless places to visit in Japan Japan is a unique blend of historic traditions, sandwiched with modern robots, where people are utterly disciplined to an unimaginable extent. I had heard a lot about Japan – the bullet trains, the… Read More »Places to visit in Japan