Japan travel stories

Kansai Area

Although there is much to see in Kyoto, Japan's excellent rail system makes it easy to see other areas in the Kansai area. In fact with a Japanese rail pass Tokyo itself is only about 2.5 hours...

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Kyoto

When most people think Japan they think of Tokyo, the capital and one of the world's largest cities, so why did I want to visit Kyoto instead? Kyoto was Japan's capital for over a 1000 y...

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Japan - South East Asia

Tokyo I had been in Tokyo before on business in 1973, 1974 and 1975. I had stayed in the very expensive Imperial and Okura hotels which I certainly could not afford now. They probably would not hav...

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Japan

After Africa I needed a more relaxing vacation, so I returned to a favorite mode of traveling, bicycle touring. I also figured that bicycling in Japan would be about as sharp a contrast to rucksack...

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Trip to Tokyo and Hokkaido

The island of Hokkaido is shaped like a Klingon warship or, to use a non-alien metaphor, a tailless stingray with a wounded starboard wing. Sort of a triangle. Why am I here again cycling, a follow...

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