Japan trip

For the winter holidays, I went to Japan with my family. Here is how it looked like:

Kamakura Enoshima view of mount Fuji

First stop was Kamakura and Enoshima with a wonderful weather to be able to see a clear Mount Fuji.

Onsen city Onsen city 2

Then off to Kusatsu Onsen, with snowstorm, but onsen to relax.

Monkey Nagano Mountain temple

Next stop was Nagano with the monkeys from Jigokudani bathing in the onsen. We also went to Togakushi to see the temple in the snow.

Kanazawa

Kanazawa garden in winter.

Sushi

Sushi in Toyama.

Takayama 1 Takayama 2

Leaving my little sister for Takayama.

Gero onsen

Gero Onsen.

Nagoya

Nagoya castle.

Nagasendo

The Nakasendo from Magome to Tsumago.

Hiroshima

Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima.

Miyajima

A glimpse of Miyajima.

Osaka by night

Osaka New Year’s Eve.

The bay at Matsushima

Matsushima bay.

The mountain temple

Yama-dera.

ski resort?

Zao Onsen.

kyoto

This cat followed from bottom to the top of Fushimi-Inari.

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Kiyomizu-dera in the morning.

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Golden Pavillon.

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Coming of Age Day in Kyoto.

tokyo

View of Tokyo from the Metropolitain Tower.

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Mandatory Karaoke session.

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Last meal in Tokyo.

fuji

Mount Fuji even said good bye to my mom in the plane.