Tag: trip
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Sunrise on mount Fuji
Departure by shinkansen a little after 6:30am from Kyoto Station, arriving at Mishima at 9:20. Then we take a bus to Mizugatsuka Park. There’s a large parking lot, already fairly full, a souvenir shop that also serves as a cafeteria, and, most importantly, the station for the shuttle buses that go up to 2400m. We…
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Road-trip in Hokkaido
Day 1 We pick up a rental car at Kushiro Airport in the late afternoon and head towards Lake Akan. We follow straight roads through fields and forests, spotting local deers. It’s drizzling. It’s dark by the time we reach the hotel in Akancho. Day 2 We drive 30 minutes east to the Yamanoyado Nonaka…
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Trip to the sea of Japan
We reserved the last two seats on the bus from Kyoto to Amanohashidate at the beginning of the week. To travel on the first weekend of Golden Week, you either need to plan well in advance or be a bit lucky. Departing from the station around 9am, we arrive at Amanohashidate Station 2h later. We…
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Kumano Sanzan
The three temples dedicated to the three sacred mountains of Kumano, in three days! Day 1 Departure from Kyoto this Friday around 6:30am then change at Osaka to catch the Kuroshio. We board the train just in time after asking for directions twice: the platform for this train is quite far from those of other…
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Frozen
Or how to ski in 3 resorts, in 4 days, in the land of the Snow Queen. Day 1 It all starts with going to Osaka airport by train. Taking a flight to Sapporo, hopping on a bus to downtown, then changing buses to reach the 1st resort: Bankei (or “ban.K” for the insiders). Renting…
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Ski Jam
Leaving Kyoto around 6:30am for this weekend organized by my company’s Ski Club. I sleep a bit more on the bus chartered for the occasion. We stop twice at highway rest areas that strangely resemble each other. The final stop is in front of a rental shop a few kilometers from our destination. We leave…
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Seeing Saint-Malo again
Leaving with a TGV at 8am from the Montparnasse station to Rennes. Break in a coffee shop waiting for the connection for Saint-Malo by TER. Little walk within the city and we come out on the battlements and on the Grand Bé. We have lunch in a “crêperie” and we take a shuttle boat to…