And some fotos from “Yakushima” Island – it’s ancient forests with 3000+ year old trees have inspired the movie “Princess Mononoke” – and the tropical islands “Kikaejima” and “Amami”. This is the most beautiful part of Japan I have seen so far…
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Photos from Kagoshima
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Photos of Mt. Fuji
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Here are more fotos of Mt. Fuji, from the lakes around Mt. Fuji (Kawaguchigoko):
Japanese Order
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Climbing Mt. Fuji
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Last weekend I joined the masses and climbed Mt. Fuji (3776m). Even though I’ve never seen so many people on a mountain before, it was more exhausting than I thought, and I suffered quite a bit of altitude sickness (headache, nausea). Unfortunately I did not get a good view, because of clouds, but still it was a great experience! Here are the photos:
Photos from Tokyo
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Some pictures from Tokyo plus one from Kobe / Rokko Island.
Sakura in Japan
Saturday, April 24th, 2010Here are some pictures from the Cherry Blossom (“Sakura”) season in Osaka/Japan. The cherry blossom viewing celebration (“Hanami”) is mostly a reason for masses of Japanese to get drunk under the white blooming trees, while appreciating the short-lasting beauty of the fragile flowers.
