Jour 9
OHAYO à tous , Neuvième jour et TOKYO est bien là , à attendre nos petits pieds pour découvrir cette mégalopole Japonaise. Nous sommes maintenant un peu rodés si je peux dire, dans notre planning de début de journée, c'est à dire que nous avons pris l'habitude de se retrouver le matin pour un départ...
Day 19 End of Japan Trip 🇯🇵
After almost 3 weeks around 2 regions (Kansai and Kanto) and a short break in Chubu region (Nagoya/Mount Fuji), this the end of Japan Trip 2018 🇯🇵 Japan is an amazing country (luxurious nature: mountains, forest, sea and onsens) which combines perfectly traditions (shrines, kimonos, tea ceremony) an...
Day 18
Last day in Osaka for resting and shopping before going back to Paris 😅 We decided to go to Namba area because there are so many different stores (kitchenware/clothes/food). For lunch, we stopped at Kobe beef restaurant. Kobe beef is a must do in a Japan trip! It was very good 😋 👍 Bob returned t...
Day 17
What a surprise this morning when I discovered the breakfast. For a big city like Osaka, I was waiting a continental/japanese breakfast but it was not the case 😯. The waitress told me to get some drinks (in my head: only drinks 🤔). Indeed, few seconds later, she brought me a tray with delicious me...
Day 16
Last day and last visit in Kyoto: Nijo-jo Castle. Nijo-jo Castle was built 400 years and jas witnessed some of the most important events in Japanese history (Arghh I cheated and red the English fold 🧐). Next step is Nara (45 min from Kyoto) and no Shinkansen 😨 but a « normal » train. Short break t...
Jour 8
OHAYO à tous , Allez du courage mon Bob🤪 tu entames le huitième jour de ce beau voyage ! Ou sommes-nous ? Il faut que j’aille piocher dans l’historique de Jeannette...je reviens 🤣 KANPAI TOKYO ! nous y voilà dans cette gigantesque capitale nippone où tout va trop vite... nous prenons la ligne YAMA...
Day 15
Place for this morning: Arashiyama, which is famous for bamboo groves. We walked on short paths of bamboo groves, visited Tenryuji Temple and its lovely garden (with red leafs 😍). We crossed Togetsukyo Bridge to hike uphill Iwatayama Monkey Park. There we could see monkeys 🐵 and enjoy the wonderfu...
Jour 7
OHAYO à tous, j’ai envie de vous accueillir ce matin avec une jolie fleur 🌷, la nature fait bien les choses et il serait dommage de ne pas en profiter tout en découvrant notre récit: Dahlia provenant d’une exposition temporaire que j’ai visité durant notre séjour à TOKYO. La beauté d’une si belle f...
Jour 6
OHAYO à tous , j’ai récupéré un peu de mon retard dans la rédaction, vous êtes entraîn de lire le sixième jour alors qu’aujourd’hui nous en sommes au quatorzième jour de notre voyage. Peu importe , je fais l’effort sur mon IPhone 📱 de vous conter avec plaisir nos journées, il est 9h19 en ce vendred...
Jour 5
OHAYO à tous , Au revoir WAKAYAMA et Bonjour 👋NAGOYA- Une claque et bing ! On quitte notre petite province pour rentrer dans le monde 🌎 des business Man 👨 et tout le reste... Oh la la... rien qu’en arrivant à OSAKA, on s’aperçoit vite fait à la gare 🚉 du brut changement de vie, ça grouille de mo...
Day 14
This morning, we took the bus for Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion. The beautiful color of automn is beginning, some trees have few red leafs. I imagine the future amazing landscapes in 3/4 weeks 😍 We tasted a tofu and pork bun (as banh bao for VN 😀) before following the next stop at the Silver Pavili...
Jour 4
OHAYO à tous, nous voici au quatrième jour de notre voyage beaucoup de retard dans la rédaction , nous sommes aujourd’hui réellement au treizième jour et je pianote dans le bus 🚌 en direction de notre fameuse Cérémonie du Thé ☕️ en « Private ». Aujourd’hui, direction vers un petit village à une qu...
Day 13
For the first day in Kyoto, we begun with Nishiki market, the paradise for food lovers. Many stands with food, tea, spices, tsukemono (japanese pickles)... It looked delicious but hard to eat seafood skevers at 10 am 😅 We followed our way to Gion quartier, walking in Shijo street, one of the 3 impo...
Jour 3
OHAYO à tous ! Aujourd’hui , destination la montagne sacrée , le Mont KOYA. Un peu au sud d’OSAKA , KOYA-SAN est un lieu de pèlerinage pour les boudhistes où les voyageurs viennent effectuer une retraite spirituelle /ou religieuse dans l’un des 117 Temples. Nous avons choisi d’y passer la journée...
Day 12
Last day in Tokyo Visit of Asakusa quartier with its gorgeous shrine Senjo-ji, the oldest buddhist shrine in Tokyo, and Kaminarimon door. Then we wandered a long time in Kappabashi street, famous for its hundreds of stores for the kitchenware. It was amazing to see all these stores selling products...
Day 11
Walk in Harajuku quartier and Shibuya quartier (as Champs Élysées street of Paris): famous brands as Dior, Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Armani.... We have to change the way before I fall for Mickael Kors or Coach 😂 Lunch in a yakiniku restaurant (again because so delicious 😋) called Ushidoki Got a look of...
Day 10
Departure for Kamukara, 1 hour from Tokyo. A lot of shopping stores, typical japanese products, good deals to do 😆 Visits of Hasedera Shrine and Great Buddha (13 meters height) Times flied and Shrines closed at 4.30 pm so it is time to go back to Tokyo! One of the most important thing to try in Jap...
Jour 2
Alors là , je peux vous dire que je suis vraiment à la bourre concernant la partie Française du blog. On dit que les Asiatiques ont des petites mains et qu’ils travaillent très vite, sûrement vrai , vu que Jeannette est à son dixième jour dans le journal...à l’heure où je pianote avec mes gros doigt...
Day 9
Walk in Ueno Park, what a huge parc with its shrines, museums, zoo... Then Ameyoko market, next to Ueno Park with so many stores of clothes and accessoiries, restaurants and fish market In the afternoon, walk in the quartier of Ikebukuro, famous for its shopping and manga stores and Pokemon Center...
Day 8
Tokyo here we are! Hotel at Otsuka station, on the Yamanote line A quiet place in comparison with Shibuya or Shinjuku 😅 We wandered in Shinjuku to look at some products for Bob and then went to see my Japanese friends met in Vancouver 😄 Thanks to them, we discovered the « yakiniku » (grilled meat)...
Day 7
Departure for Tagaragawa Onsen, in the north of Tokyo This onsen is very famous in Japan and Bob found this adress when surfing in internet 😀 We just made a connection in Tokyo Station and WOW it is sooo huge !! The shuttle of the hotel was waiting for us (and other customers) at Jomo-Kogen station...
Day 6
Departure for Hakone / Mount Fuji Quick lunch in a restaurant which only 3 dishes, the chef is just in front of his customers and we can see his cooking. I chose rice with omelette and stewed beef, very good 😋 We took then the Tozan bus to go down next to Ashi Lake for the view of Mount Fuji. The c...
Day 5
Departure for Nagoya via Osaka Shin-Osaka station is very huge, there are people everywhere. The first remark: population is young and fashionable 🧐 We took the first Shinkansen (as TGV in France) since we arrived in Japan Result: Great... very great... train Shinkansen 😍 Seats are large and the t...
Day 4
After a tiring day yesterday, relax today 😁 Departure for Yuasa town by Limited Express train Kurushio (40 min), famous for its soy sauce (made in Wakayama Prefecture): visit of the factory. Japanese soy sauce is said to born in Yuasa. Short walk in the city and visit of temple. We met a charming o...
Day 3
Mount Koya today Famous for a part of Buddhism in Mount Koya Peaceful place to visit, hundred of temples and nice japanese gardens Maybe we were tired but the journey back to Wakayama was tiring 😓 Nevertheless we found another good restaurant in the fifth floor of Wakayama shopping center Mio: tr...
Day 2
On the road to Wakayama Marina City! Bus 122 direct to Marina center from Wakayama Station Departure: 10h36 exactly on time 😆 30 min later and under a heavy downpour, we arrived at Marina City Visits of Porto Europa and Kuroshio Market where we attended to a cutting tuna and a tuna sushis tasting 1...
Jour 1
Aux futurs lecteurs et lectrices , notre convention est la suivante: Jeannette écrira ses articles avec les jours en anglais:DAY 1 ,DAY 2 etc... et votre serviteur restera en Français JOUR 1 ,JOUR 2 etc... Pardon d’abord pour le retard dans cette correspondance mais comme je dis souvent: CARPEDIEM,...
Day 1
First trip to Japan 🇯🇵 🎊 Arrival at Osaka KIX Airport in the morning after 12 hours flight, good service of Air France even if the landing was a bit « rough » 😜 Typical japanese restaurant next to the hotel, took off shoes and put them in a locker Very good and smiling service and food 👍 Kagonoya...
KANPAI-ZOU
Bonjour 👋 à tous Voilà le sac est bouclé , je suis prêt 😬 à partir pour Roissy aéroport...12 heures d’avion avant d’atteindre notre destination OSAKA. Que le meilleur arrive ! Au fait avant de commencer, notre petit journal se nomme KANPAI-ZOU, pourquoi ? KANPAI en japonais signifie “Santé, à la v...