highlights of honshu
Travel through the ancient, mystical empire of Japan and discover the island of Honshu from Tokyo to Tono Valley in the north to Hiroshim in the south with this offline Favoroute app written by journeylism.nl. The app includes day activities, highlights, architecture and design, kaiseki food and temple stays. Written in Dutch this app is a […] more…
dutch wonderland
Japan, the year 1600. A Dutch ship named ‘De Liefde’ (The Love) appears before the coast of the island of Kyushu. Apart from one city, which name would later be written on one of the blackest pages in human history, the whole of Edo Japan is closed to foreigners. Over the next couple of decades […] more…
lost in translation – 5 day tokyo city break
At first sight, Tokyo is an urban jungle, lit by neon light and inhabited by millions and millions of people who all want to fit into the same subway. At second, third and fourth sight this concrete bee hive turns out to be a collection of towns, villages and (sub-)cultures. A wonderland you can easily […] more…
tapas molecular
The Mandarin Oriental is one of the many high-rise neighbors of Japan’s emperor. Located next to Tokyo Station, the five star hotel offers not only luxury but also marvelous views over ‘The never ending city.’ The best view is men only, being the male restroom. Here you can do your business while looking down at […] more…
kumamon
Quietly we sit in the lobby of the Takefue Ryokan. Concentration at its peak. It’s hot. Across from us, next to a woodstove, sits one of our hosts. We look at her intensely. Trying to understand the sign language we ‘speak’. Slowly we start to get the picture. We should pick a yukata and our […] more…
curves ‘n concrete
War, fire, urbanization, scarcity. These and not a fetish for concrete and ugliness are the reasons Tokyo, to many, looks like a tormented soul. But like a rose grows from the thorn, like an ugly duckling, all Tokyo needs is some time. Time to get to know her beauty. Time to undo what has been […] more…
carp e diem
The setting has slightly changed since 2009, being the year the stadium said goodbye to its macabre neighbor to be reborn down the river. Other than this, visiting a Carp game in Hiroshima is still an experience of a lifetime. Up to 2009, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (est. 1950) played right next to the Peace […] more…
tokyo shuffle
Yes, this is real. Spirituality, massive crowds and discipline. This is Japan in a nutshell. A nutshell called Meiji Shrine. Each and every year. On January 1st. When the fireworks have dimmed out and the hatsu-hinode, the first sunrise, has set the tone for a new born year, hundreds of thousands of Tokyo citizens head […] more…
tokyo giants
There you stand. Eye to eye with the most feared and destructive urban legend ever alive. Godzilla. Standing next to the statue of this radiant reptile once and for all answers the question which nation is the greatest in downsizing: The country that miniaturizes seventy meters off brutality into half a meter of bronze. A […] more…
toontown japan
No, you did not fall down the rabbit hole. But indeed, those raccoons, rabbits, cats, dogs, birds, monkeys and turtles are trying to tell you something. What? Well, for instance that you have to be careful for them crossing the street, for danger of fire, falling chestnuts, angry deer and electrocution. Seriously? Oh yes, seriously. […] more…
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