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This is another example of how my trip was influenced by a travbuddy blog! I saw it and wanted to visit the castle, I didn't even know they had castles in Japan before... Since Himeji is on the way from Hiroshima to Kyoto, we had mapped it out and to make a stop in Himeji for the day before continuing to Kyoto, instead of going to Kyoto first, then make a day trip back to Himeji.In Japan, it seemed all the train stations have lockers of various sizes so it was convenient to put our luggege in...

Last school year I was looking through a Japanese/English dictionary that my students were using and I saw a picture of an amazing castle. I asked Nagaosa Sensei where the castle was and she said it was in Himeji which was by Kyoto. Of course once Andrea and I started planning this trip I (in my spoiled brat way) said that we were going to Himeji to see the castle and she had no say in the matter. Luckily Andrea can deal with me in that mood and said “fine”.

himeji castle, it is magnificent structure.

Himeji is one of my favorite towns to visit in Japan because it has one of the best castles in Japan. Himeji-jo (jo means castle) is a stunning example of Japanese architecture. Visitors are allowed to walk through the castle but it is important to remember that the stairs are narrow and steep. I couldn't make it all the way up to the castle look out (I have a problem with heights) but my Aunt went up and she said there was a decent view of the city.   Himeji-jo is beautiful no matter ...

Here are some pictures of my trip to Japan from 15 August - 21 August 2007.

For the last day of my trip, my intention was to visit Himeji and hopefully stop at Kobe on the way back to Osaka.  I decided after failing on the 20th in Shanghai, I first wanted to stop by the US Consulate to get my second set of additional passport pages.  The consulate was a short distance from my hotel, and I was being frisked and emptying everything out of my bag (should have just left the entire bag!) by 9:30.  Dropped off my passport and application and around 10:15 I g...

This is a trip that I made in the sprint of 2007 with 3 of my friends. We spent some time in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Tokyo & Osaka. It is one of the most memorable trip that I made so far.

Poor weather forced me to buy an umberalla and I was surprised at how little they cost and the number of people who seem to use them, even while riding bikes.  It was a nice surprise to see how organised everyone was and the fact that there were plastic bags or umberalla stands outside almost every building. I caught an early train and enjoyed the scenery, travelling this sort of distance makes you realise just how built up this part of Japan is.  I spent the morning visiting the ca...

4th times visiting Japan.. Got so relaxing and culture experience this time.. I was almost dying with extremely busy work by holding a festival in the end of 2007. Fortunately, I did feel refresh and get better after staying Japan for 2 week, doing nothing, eating assorted tasteful food and traveling most of facinating cities not only in Kansi area, namely, Osaka, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Kobe and Hemiji, but also Mie, Toba and Ise.. Koyashan is no doubt still my favourit!!

A great trip from Hong Kong and through Japan.

What a beautiful country with amazing people. This is a definite must see. the travel is affordable, transportation top notch, culture is beautiful, and the food is fantastic..bring an extra stomach!!! I would return in a heartbeat!

I'm going to introduce a weird country called Japan.

So I went to Japan this summer, with my cousin. We went to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Himeji and Hiroshima. Was very fun, especially Osaka where we've met lots of nice people !

This trip was totally out of the blue, whilst on my Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand, I needed to get away from windy Wellington so I chose this strange combination. I was spoilt with beautiful deserted Motu in the South Pacific and amazed at the Japanese culture, its a Country like no other I've ever witnessed, a place I fell in love with and hope to return very soon.

Bon, aujourd'hui, je m'emmerde (on est le 19 en fait), alors ça se peut que je sois plus motivé pour écrire.  En plus, j'ai trouvé comment changer le clavier en français! La journee l'abus de ma passe de train a commencé relativement tôt, si on tient compte que je me suis couché à 2h du matin.  On a finalement compris que le couvre-feu, et bien c'est plus un concept qu'une loi.  Si tu fais de la merde et du bruit, et bien ils vont l'appliquer.  Disons qu'ils...