A Premium Train and a Concrete Castle – Day 16
11 October 2026 No alarm today. We’re leaving Kyoto, and checkout time is 11:00. Since we always wake…
Shopping, teamLab, and Goodbye to Kyoto – Day 15
10 October 2026 No alarm today. We decided yesterday evening not to visit the bamboo forest that everybody…
A Thousand Gates and Thousands of Stairs – Day 14
9 October 2026 Big plans today. Alarm at 7:30, then the walk to Kyoto Station for breakfast. I…
A Natural at Tea, a Nose for Cafés – Day 13
8 October 2026 Early risers today. We start with a tea ceremony in the Gion district. Breakfast is…
Thirteen Cuts of Wagyu – Day 12
7 October 2026 The day we leave for Kyoto. Up at 7:45 and breakfast a little after 8:00.…
Pirate Ships and a View of Fuji – Day 11
6 October 2026 We didn’t sleep too well this night. The room is too warm for our taste.…
Fog, Sulfur and a First Onsen – Day 10
7 October 2026 Awake early. Today we leave Tokyo to go towards Kyoto, but with a two-night stop…
Shrine Fatigue and A5 Wagyu in Kawagoe – Day 9
4 October 2026 Last day in Tokyo. None of us needed the alarm, we were awake long before.…
Nikko, Stairs and an Expensive Religion? – Day 8
3 October 2026 Alarm at 6:45/7:00. We have to catch a train to Nikko, 2 hours north of…
“Flench Cuisine” at the Imperial Palace – Day 7
2 October 2026 A day of doing stuff we didn’t manage to fit into the last three days.…