Travel Kudos
Situated in a volcano-active region, Japan has over 3000 hot springs scattered throughout all the country, every region has its share of of springs and resort towns. Known as onsen in Japanese, there are many types of hot springs in Japan: indoors and outdoors, gender separated and mixed. Onsens are either run publicly by municipals […]
The best part about travelling, aside from trying out new cuisines and taking beautiful photographs, is the chance to learn about another culture. There are many such activities such as pottery making and Japanese tea ceremony, but geisha makeover has always been top of the list for me. I was really looking forward to getting a […]
Hakone Freepass is a special sightseeing pass by Odakyu Electric Railway that allows visitors to enjoy Hakone at a reduced price. This is the classic route taken by most tourists in Hakone. You can download this map here. Hakone Freepass Benefits: Round-trip ticket from Shinjuku Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station (~2-2.5 hours), you can top-up 890 […]
This is the itinerary of the 10 days 9 nights Stella and I spent in Japan. This summary is broken into 4 parts following my travels in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and finally back to Tokyo. Japan has always been at top of my travel list but the high cost of travel in Japan […]