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Japan Travel Guide

JAPAN – Tomioka Silk Mill & Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani day trip from Tokyo

June 6, 2018 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – Tomioka Silk Mill & Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani day trip from Tokyo

The Tomioka Silk Mill received UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2014 and has been on my radar since then. When I was planning my two-week Japan road trip with the family I just had to add a visit as a day trip from Tokyo. But, [read more]

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JAPAN – Intercontinental Hotel the Strings: luxury in Shinagawa, Tokyo

July 10, 2017 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – Intercontinental Hotel the Strings: luxury in Shinagawa, Tokyo

Shinagawa is a ward (neighborhood) in Tokyo and home to Shinagawa Station which is a huge train station in Tokyo. It’s more a business area as tourist area but due to the fact that the Intercontinental Hotel the Strings is located just next to the [read more]

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March 12, 2017 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – The best 14 days itinerary for Tokyo & Kansai Region: Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe

I love Japan: its efficiency, its century old culture and the food! I have visited Japan twice for just a few days in Tokyo. Last Christmas my family joined for a two-week Japan trip. This trip included just one day Tokyo and for the rest [read more]

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JAPAN – Top places to drink craft beer in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe

January 21, 2017 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – Top places to drink craft beer in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe

I’m a big fan of craft beer and always have a few dozens of new beers in the fridge at home. When I travel the world, I try to visit local breweries like Carakale in Jordan two years back. If that’s not possible I visit [read more]

JAPAN - Experience Tokyo: Tsukiji fish market & a sushi workshop
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JAPAN – Experience Tokyo: Tsukiji fish market & a sushi workshop

January 14, 2017 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – Experience Tokyo: Tsukiji fish market & a sushi workshop

It was the third time I visited Tokyo and this time my family joined for our Christmas and New Year holidays. My son had already visited Tokyo one time before but for the others it was the first time to visit Tokyo or Japan in [read more]

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JAPAN – A day in West Tokyo: Skyscrapers & temples

November 23, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – A day in West Tokyo: Skyscrapers & temples

Tokyo is a huge city which cannot be explored in a day but it will also not take a week. One day should be spend in the Western part. I will take you to temples and skyscrapers in West Tokyo. This trip to Tokyo was [read more]

Eating Fugu in Tokyo and other dishes
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JAPAN – Eating Fugu in Tokyo, a raw lobster and whale soup (#TBT)

April 30, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – Eating Fugu in Tokyo, a raw lobster and whale soup (#TBT)

#TBT [ThrowBackThursday] week 18 of 2015. This week, something I remember from my visit to Japan, 1 of the 52 countries I visited prior to 2015. Eating Fugu in Tokyo Together with my son (then 10 years) I had a list of things we wanted [read more]

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April 4, 2010 Chris W. Comments Off on JAPAN – 2 must-see places in Tokyo if you have a few hours! Bleisure fun!

My first trip to Tokyo was my third long haul trip after Los Angeles and Beijing a year earlier. It was the start of my bleisure adventures. At the time I didn’t plan that much time for leisure before or after a trip, just a [read more]

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January 21, 2022 Comments Off on TRINIDAD – Port of Spain city walk: Top 12 things to see and do

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ISRAEL – Caesarea day trip from Tel Aviv: Must see Roman ruins

January 11, 2022 Comments Off on ISRAEL – Caesarea day trip from Tel Aviv: Must see Roman ruins

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