Japan
8 places visited between 2022 and 2026
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Tokyo
Two Tokyo trips, one post: wading through teamLab Planets, a micro pig cafe, Shinjuku neon, a katana dinner, Nintendo Tokyo and a tiny Golden Gai bar.
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Beppu
Walking all seven Hells of Beppu - cobalt ponds, bubbling mud, blood-red water and a punctual geyser in Japan's most geothermally active town.
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Fukuoka
Riding the Yufuin no Mori, one of Japan's most scenic trains: 2 hours 15 minutes of forests and countryside between Yufuin and Fukuoka, captured authentically.
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Yufuin
Yufuin Floral Village: a fairy-tale European lane at the foot of Mount Yufu, complete with cobblestones, themed cottages and an owl sanctuary.
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Jigokudani Monkey Park
Japan's snow monkeys in February: the walk through a frozen forest above Nagano to Jigokudani, where wild macaques soak in a steaming hot spring.
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Osaka
Osaka was our base for Christmas 2022: winter sun at Osaka Castle, the Glico man over Dotonbori at night, and the retro streets of Shinsekai.
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Hiroshima
A December day in Hiroshima: the rebuilt castle, the A-Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park, a local No Nukes sign, and the floating torii of Miyajima.
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Kyoto
Christmas Day 2022 in Kyoto: the torii tunnels of Fushimi Inari, gold at Kinkaku-ji, the lanes of Higashiyama and a sake toast in Nishiki Market.