fatgermanbloke

general profile
nickname	fatgermanbloke
residing	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
member since	7 May 2012
birth year	1976
sex	Male
nationality	Germany
ethnicity	White/Caucasian
languages	English, German, Japanese
job	Engineer
interests	Animals, Astronomy, Computer, Music, Photographs, Travel

travel reports

2013/1/17 - Another small slice of Japan, so far from Japan

The first stop of this day was in the Japanese Garden in Düsseldorf -or Duesseldorf for the umlaut challenged people... read all

2013/1/16 - A small slice of Japan, so very far from Japan

The following pictures were taken on a very overcast day on a visit to the Japanese Garden in the German city of Leverkusen... read all

japan travel profile

how often

once

how long

2-4 weeks

travel budget

medium (10,000 - 20,000 yen per day and person)

travel pace

fast

travel style

individual travel

travel interests

Shrines and Temples, Castles, Gardens, Historic Towns, Arts and Crafts, Modern Cities, Industry, Flowers, Festivals, Food

destinations visited

Ise Shima

Kamakura

Koyasan

Kyoto

Miyajima

Nara

Nikko

Shirakawago

Takayama

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Hakone

Hikone

Hiroshima

Tokyo

Matsumoto

Osaka

Yoshino

sightseeing spots visited

Hikone Castle (Hikone)

Peace Park (Hiroshima)

Inner Shrine (Ise Shima)

Great Buddha (Kamakura)

Pilgrimage Trails (Koyasan)

Arashiyama (Kyoto)

Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto)

Ginkakuji (Kyoto)

Higashiyama (Kyoto)

Kinkakuji (Kyoto)

Kiyomizudera (Kyoto)

Philosopher's Path (Kyoto)

Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)

Nara Park (Nara)

Todaiji Temple (Nara)

Rinnoji Temple (Nikko)

Ogimachi Village (Shirakawago)

Takayama Festival (Takayama)

Odaiba (Tokyo)

Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)

Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone)

Lake Ashinoko (Hakone)

Owakudani (Hakone)

Castle Road (Hikone)

Genkyuen Garden (Hikone)

Hiroshima Downtown (Hiroshima)

Oharaimachi (Ise Shima)

Hachimangu Shrine (Kamakura)

Hasedera Temple (Kamakura)

Okunoin Temple (Koyasan)

Chionin Temple (Kyoto)

Daitokuji Temple (Kyoto)

Eikando Temple (Kyoto)

Gion (Kyoto)

Kodaiji Temple (Kyoto)

Nanzenji Temple (Kyoto)

Tenryuji Temple (Kyoto)

Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto)

Isuien Garden (Nara)

Kasuga Taisha (Nara)

Kofukuji Temple (Nara)

Yoshikien Garden (Nara)

Futarasan Shrine (Nikko)

Shinkyo Bridge (Nikko)

Toshogu Shrine (Nikko)

Ainokura Village (Shirakawago)

Hida Folk Village (Takayama)

Old Town (Takayama)

Yatai Kaikan (Takayama)

Akihabara (Tokyo)

Government Building (Tokyo)

Shinjuku (Tokyo)

Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)

Ueno Park (Tokyo)

Hakone Checkpoint (Hakone)

Kyoto Station (Kyoto)

Kyoto Tower (Kyoto)

Maruyama Park (Kyoto)

Shinsekai (Osaka)

Morning Markets (Takayama)

Ikebukuro (Tokyo)

Osaka Castle (Osaka)

Mount Yoshinoyama (Yoshino)