Sunday, August 19, 2007

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UPDATED: 3512 km Japan

Since it was this week (13:08 to 17:08) again collective holiday in Japan, have three colleagues and I decided to explore Japan. The Obon week, so this is a collective holiday, is used by the Japanese to visit the family together and make a pilgrimage to various temples and shrines. To make our contribution to this collective traffic chaos we rented a car. Do we have a Subaru Impreza with which we have managed 3512 km in eight days. Our tour was as follows:

one way
10:08 20:00 Nippon Cars in Hagshimatsuyama
because we wanted our car, the pick up was still stuck in traffic. About 21:00 we had it but could not and finally around 22:30 on the highway at 02:30

11:08
100km from Kyoto, was the first jam, with harmless 20km length

11:08 20:30
we finally arrive in Fukuoka and make it level so in the hostel.
The Accident arrival we celebrated in a yakitori restaurant. Yakitori are grilled skewers of meat, fish and vegetables.

12:08 Fukuoka, Kumamoto and a closed volcano:
our first day we have a walk in the park and the ruins of Fukuoka Castle started, then it went into Kunstmusuem. Ruins are rarely as exciting as a complete building, so we have looked in a full Kumamoto Castle. Rounds off was our visit to a delicious meal at Komurasaki Ramen. In the early evening we wanted to see a volcano, which would have almost worked out, even if there had been no Japanese opening times for attractions in its path. Which allows for the assessment of interest only 9:00 to 17:00. Outside this period is completed, the same was true for our volcano. So we had to stay outside.
the evening we spent in Fukuoka for a nice meal at the River.

13:08 Nagasaki: Nagasaki
In our first stops was the Peace Park, the center of the explosion and the Hypo WWII Musuem. Then we have the Christian martyrs Church looked at and we have conquered several small temples, thousands of steps.
The afternoon we spent in Dejima. Dejima was an artificial island on which Westerners could stay without being killed. Outside the island, it was outlawed as a non-Japanese. Meanwhile, Dejima is integrated in the port district and no longer be seen as an island. The visit has been worthwhile, but all look to time how the first Europeans, specifically Dutch, have lived in Japan. During the conquest of Holland by Napoleon Dejima was the only place in the world with Dutch flags. In the evening we set out for Hiroshima.

14:08 Hiroshima:
In Hiroshima, we have the Day started just like in Nagasaki, and we looked at the Peace Park, the Musuem and the Hypocenter the explosion. Who wants to look in both cities and monuments Musuem of warning to begin with Nagasaki, Hiroshima is as impressive in this regard. Hiroshima also has a castle which is caused by the A-bomb reconstruction. On the way to go a propaganda vehicle of the Japanese right party is met. This calls for the expulsion of all foreigners and the nuclear armament of Japan. For afternoon we spent in Miyajima. This place knows each of the schonmal a picture of a Japanese wooden gate in the water has seen. These recordings are always in Miyajima.
A guarantor so for far too many people small space. The situation was exacerbated by an upcoming fireworks. As we have seen in Tokyo, the largest of Japan but we are moved to Matsuyama.

15:08 Matsuyama, Iya Valley
Power After 3 days sightseeing, we spent a relaxing Sunday morning in the Dogo Onsen. After that we looked wiedermal a castle, which it did to us because of their architecture. Since Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku, which is known for their nature, we have decided to us the Iya Valley to look at. Unfortunately, we were more in car on narrow mountain roads than on trails, but we have a suspension bridge hözlerne seen the renewed every three years was. The night was again spent on the main island of Honshu.

16:08 Ushimado, Okayama, Hemji, Osaka:
Ushimado is just a small town 30 miles from Okayama. Here we had we were staying in the international Ushimado Villa for one night. In the morning we took a look at the nearby olive grove be, who has commanded a great view of Ushimado and shop for products made from olives. After that, it gave us ended up in Okayama, where we look at the Korakuen Garden, which is one of the most beautiful in Japan, looked at. After that, it has devious us to Osaka. On our way lay Hemji. The city is famous for its castle and so we have decided it us to look at. In the evening we arrived in Osaka and the Osaka Sky Terminal City have been waiting for Yuji. Yuji has taken us in a nice restaurant and we Pachinko explained. Pachinko is a mixture of pinball and one-armed bandit. They hunt small steel balls through a maze of obstacles.
with a small rotary knob determines the force with which the balls are accelerated. Based on my experience with one-armed bandits in Las Vegas I could get out of all 1000 JPY 8300 JPY. Thanks to Yuji we also had a property in Osaka.

17:08 Osaka:
the morning showed us Yuji a 'part of Osaka. At noon, we said goodbye to him and a park with old traditional houses visited. The afternoon is spent at the port of Osaka and visited the aquarium.
After sunset we again made their way back to Higashimatsuyama.


an exciting week with lots of impressions from Japan. Now I have pictures to label and sort ...

... done! Here the photo album for the trip
Obon weeks