Liem

general profile
nickname	Liem
residing	Melbourne, Australia
member since	21 January 2007
sex	Male
nationality	Australia

japan travel profile
how often	more than five times
how long	more than two months
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, Museums, Arts and Crafts, Modern Cities, Popular Culture, Theme Parks, Shopping, Night Life, Industry, Outdoor, Hot Springs, Flowers, Beaches, Festivals, Food
accommodation used	Hotel Business Hotel Ryokan Minshuku Pension Hostel Serviced Apartment
transportation used	Train Shinkansen City Bus Sleeper Train Highway Bus Domestic Flight Car Taxi Ferry Bicycle
tickets used	Japan Rail Pass Kyushu Rail Pass Oneworld Air Pass JR East Pass Kansai Thru Pass Hokkaido Rail Pass JR Sanyo Shikoku Kyuhu Pass
destinations visited	Abashiri Akan Akita Aomori Asahikawa Aso Beppu Daisetsuzan Fuji Five Lakes Fukuoka Furano Hachimantai Hakodate Hakone Himeji Hiraizumi Hirosaki Hiroshima Iya Valley Izu Peninsula Kagoshima Kakunodate Kamakura Kamikochi Kanazawa Kinosaki Kinugawa Onsen Kobe Koyasan Kumamoto Kurashiki Kurobe Gorge Kyoto Manza Onsen Matsumoto Matsushima Minakami Miyajima Miyazaki Nagano Nagasaki Nagoya Naoshima Nara Naruto Nikko Noboribetsu Okayama Osaka Otaru Sapporo Satsuma Peninsula Sendai Shimokita Peninsula Shirakami Sanchi Shiretoko Takachiho Takamatsu Takayama Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Tokushima Tokyo Towada Toyako Yamadera Yamanouchi Yokohama Yufuin Zao Aizu Iwakuni Kaga Onsen Kirishima Kotohira Kumano Kurokawa Kusatsu Onsen Matsuyama Mount Fuji Okuhida Sanriku Coast Yakushima Karuizawa Kiso Valley Kochi Morioka Okinawa Island Onuma Park Shirakawago Tottori Uwajima Yaeyama Islands Yamaguchi Akiyoshidai Asuka Dewa Sanzan Gero Onsen Ginzan Onsen Gujo Hakuba Hamamatsu Huis Ten Bosch Ise Shima Izumo Jozankei Kairakuen Karatsu Kawagoe Kitakami Kushiro Matsue Naruko Niseko Noto Peninsula Onomichi Rishiri and Rebun Sakata Shizuoka Tomioka Tono Toyama Utsunomiya Yuzawa
sightseeing spots visited	Ryuhyo (Drift Ice) (Abashiri) Iozan (Akan) Kawayu Onsen (Akan) Lake Akan (Akan) Lake Kussharo (Akan) Lake Mashu (Akan) Kanto Festival (Akita) Auga Fish Market (Aomori) Asahikawa Ramen (Asahikawa) Winter Festival (Asahikawa) Mount Aso (Aso) Beppu Hot Springs (Beppu) Jigoku (Hells) (Beppu) Sounkyo Onsen (Daisetsuzan) Lake Kawaguchiko (Fuji Five Lakes) Lake Yamanakako (Fuji Five Lakes) Biei (Furano) Furano Flower Fields (Furano) Furano Ski Resort (Furano) Akita-Komagatake (Hachimantai) Lake Tazawa (Hachimantai) Mount Hachimantai (Hachimantai) Nyuto Onsen (Hachimantai) Morning Market (Hakodate) Mount Hakodate (Hakodate) Gora Park (Hakone) Hakone Art Museum (Hakone) Hakone Hot Springs (Hakone) Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone) Lake Ashinoko (Hakone) Open Air Museum (Hakone) Owakudani (Hakone) Himeji Castle (Himeji) Chusonji Temple (Hiraizumi) Geibikei Gorge (Hiraizumi) Motsuji Temple (Hiraizumi) Takkoku no Iwaya (Hiraizumi) Hirosaki Castle (Hirosaki) Samurai District (Hirosaki) Hiroshima Downtown (Hiroshima) Peace Park (Hiroshima) Iya Valley (Iya Valley) Dogashima (Izu Peninsula) Irozaki Coast (Izu Peninsula) Jogasaki Coast (Izu Peninsula) Perry Black Ships (Izu Peninsula) Shimoda Park (Izu Peninsula) Sakurajima (Kagoshima) Cherry Blossoms (Kakunodate) Merchant District (Kakunodate) Samurai District (Kakunodate) Great Buddha (Kamakura) Hachimangu Shrine (Kamakura) Hiking Trails (Kamakura) Higashi Chaya District (Kanazawa) Kenrokuen (Kanazawa) Ninjadera (Kanazawa) Omicho Market (Kanazawa) Seisonkaku Villa (Kanazawa) Hot Springs (Kinosaki) Town Center (Kinosaki) Hot Springs (Kinugawa Onsen) Kirishima Onsen (Kirishima) Chinatown (Kobe) Earthquake Museum (Kobe) Kobe Beef (Kobe) Okunoin Temple (Koyasan) Pilgrimage Trails (Koyasan) Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto) Katsuura (Kumano) Canal Area (Kurashiki) Kushiro Marshlands (Kushiro) Arashiyama (Kyoto) Eikando Temple (Kyoto) Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto) Ginkakuji (Kyoto) Gion (Kyoto) Heian Shrine (Kyoto) Kinkakuji (Kyoto) Kiyomizudera (Kyoto) Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto) Kyoto Station (Kyoto) Kyoto Tower (Kyoto) Nanzenji Temple (Kyoto) Nijo Castle (Kyoto) Ninnaji Temple (Kyoto) Philosopher's Path (Kyoto) Ryoanji Temple (Kyoto) Sanjusangendo (Kyoto) Tofukuji Temple (Kyoto) Matsushima Bay (Matsushima) Oshima Island (Matsushima) Hot Springs (Minakami) Mount Misen (Miyajima) Walking Trails (Miyajima) Dutch Slope (Nagasaki) Nagasaki Peace Park (Nagasaki) JR Central Towers (Nagoya) Toyota-related Sights (Nagoya) Art House Project (Naoshima) Benesse House (Naoshima) Chichu Museum (Naoshima) Lee Ufan Museum (Naoshima) Nara Park (Nara) Todaiji Temple (Nara) Toshodaiji Temple (Nara) Botanical Garden (Nikko) Kegon Waterfall (Nikko) Lake Chuzenji (Nikko) Rinnoji Temple (Nikko) Ryuzu Waterfall (Nikko) Senjogahara Marsh (Nikko) Shinkyo Bridge (Nikko) Tamozawa Villa (Nikko) Toshogu Shrine (Nikko) Hot Springs (Noboribetsu) Jigokudani (Noboribetsu) Korakuen Garden (Okayama) Okayama Castle (Okayama) Churaumi Aquarium (Okinawa Island) Minami (Namba) (Osaka) Osaka Castle (Osaka) Umeda Sky Building (Osaka) Canal Area (Otaru) Herring Mansion (Otaru) Otaru Snow Light Path (Otaru) Sakaimachi Street (Otaru) Clock Tower (Sapporo) Moerenuma Park (Sapporo) Odori Park (Sapporo) Sapporo Beer Museum (Sapporo) Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo) Sapporo Station (Sapporo) Susukino (Sapporo) Ibusuki (Satsuma Peninsula) Gyutan (Beef Tongue) (Sendai) Sendai Downtown (Sendai) Cape Oma (Shimokita Peninsula) Osorezan (Shimokita Peninsula) Yagen Valley (Shimokita Peninsula) Drift Ice (Ryuhyo) (Shiretoko) Five Lakes (Shiretoko) Furepe Waterfall (Shiretoko) Sightseeing Boats (Shiretoko) Utoro (Shiretoko) Takachiho Gorge (Takachiho) Takachiho Shrine (Takachiho) Hida Folk Village (Takayama) Morning Markets (Takayama) Old Town (Takayama) Kurobe Dam (Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) Murodo (Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) Akihabara (Tokyo) Ameyoko (Tokyo) Asakusa (Tokyo) Ginza (Tokyo) Government Building (Tokyo) Harajuku (Tokyo) Ikebukuro (Tokyo) Imperial East Gardens (Tokyo) Imperial Palace (Tokyo) Koishikawa Korakuen (Tokyo) Meiji Shrine (Tokyo) Nihonbashi (Tokyo) Odaiba (Tokyo) Roppongi (Tokyo) Roppongi Hills (Tokyo) Sengakuji Temple (Tokyo) Shibuya (Tokyo) Shinagawa (Tokyo) Shinjuku (Tokyo) Tokyo Skytree (Tokyo) Tokyo Tower (Tokyo) Tsukiji Outer Market (Tokyo) Ueno Park (Tokyo) Yoyogi Park (Tokyo) Lake Towada (Towada) Oirase Stream (Towada) Showa Shinzan (Toyako) Toyako Onsen (Toyako) Usuzan Ropeway (Toyako) Usuzan West Craters (Toyako) Monkey Park (Yamanouchi) Shibu Onsen (Yamanouchi) Yudanaka Onsen (Yamanouchi) Chinatown (Yokohama) Zao Onsen (Zao) Zao Ski Resort (Zao) Prison Museum (Abashiri) Fort Goryokaku (Hakodate) Red Brick Warehouses (Hakodate) Iwakuni Castle (Iwakuni) Kikko Park (Iwakuni) Kintai-kyo Bridge (Iwakuni) Shirahama Beach (Izu Peninsula) Awazu Onsen (Kaga Onsen) Engakuji Temple (Kamakura) Enoshima (Kamakura) Hasedera Temple (Kamakura) Kairakuen Garden (Kairakuen) Ebino Kogen (Kirishima) Kirishima Shrine (Kirishima) Kochi Castle (Kochi) Kompirasan (Kotohira) Hayatama Taisha (Kumano) Hongu Taisha (Kumano) Kumano City (Kumano) Kumano Kodo (Kumano) Nachi Taisha (Kumano) Ivy Square (Kurashiki) Ohashi House (Kurashiki) Kusatsu Hot Springs (Kusatsu Onsen) Mount Shirane (Kusatsu Onsen) Sainokawara Park (Kusatsu Onsen) Yubatake (Kusatsu Onsen) Higashiyama (Kyoto) Katsura Villa (Kyoto) Nishiki Market (Kyoto) Sento Palace (Kyoto) Shugakuin Villa (Kyoto) Takao (Kyoto) Tenryuji Temple (Kyoto) Matsumoto Castle (Matsumoto) Nakamachi (Matsumoto) Dogo Onsen (Matsuyama) Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyama) Chinatown (Nagasaki) Meganebashi Bridge (Nagasaki) Nagashima Resort (Nagoya) Ocean Expo Park (Okinawa Island) Shuri Castle (Okinawa Island) Hot Springs (Okuhida) Shinhotaka Ropeway (Okuhida) Abeno Harukas (Osaka) Osaka Station City (Osaka) Jodogahama (Sanriku Coast) Shiroi Koibito Park (Sapporo) Kamuiwakka River (Shiretoko) Ritsurin Koen (Takamatsu) Higashiyama Walk (Takayama) Marunouchi (Tokyo) Rikugien (Tokyo) Shiratani Unsuikyo (Yakushima) Yakusugi Land (Yakushima) Aizu Bukeyashiki (Aizu) Enzoji Temple (Aizu) Higashiyama Onsen (Aizu) Iimoriyama (Aizu) Oyakuen Garden (Aizu) Tsuruga Castle (Aizu) Asahiyama Zoo (Asahikawa) Canal City (Fukuoka) Yatai (Food Stalls) (Fukuoka) Cheese Factory (Furano) Gotemba Outlet Mall (Hakone) Iya Kazurabashi (Iya Valley) Oboke Gorge (Iya Valley) Oku-Iya Kazurabashi (Iya Valley) Magome (Kiso Valley) Nakasendo Hiking (Kiso Valley) Tsumago (Kiso Valley) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Kobe) Arima Onsen (Kobe) Mount Rokko (Kobe) Nunobiki Ropeway (Kobe) Sorakuen Garden (Kobe) Kochi Downtown (Kochi) Yumomi Performance (Kusatsu Onsen) Pontocho (Kyoto) Sagano Railway (Kyoto) Entsuin Temple (Matsushima) Fukuura Island (Matsushima) Ishiteji Temple (Matsuyama) Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima) Aoshima Island (Miyazaki) Gotemba 5th Station (Mount Fuji) Subaru Line 5th Station (Mount Fuji) Korankei (Nagoya) Ando Museum (Naoshima) Naramachi (Nara) Whirlpools (Naruto) Katsuren Castle (Okinawa Island) Kokusaidori (Okinawa Island) Okinawa World (Okinawa Island) War Memorials (Okinawa Island) Tennoji (Osaka) Shiogama (Sanriku Coast) Mount Moiwa (Sapporo) Cape Nagasakibana (Satsuma Peninsula) Flower Park (Satsuma Peninsula) Ainokura Village (Shirakawago) Ogimachi Village (Shirakawago) Suganuma Village (Shirakawago) Oshinkoshin Falls (Shiretoko) Shiretoko Pass (Shiretoko) Kunozan Toshogu (Shizuoka) Miho Beach (Shizuoka) Shimizu Port (Shizuoka) Shopping Arcades (Takamatsu) Takayama Jinya (Takayama) Kappabashi Street (Tokyo) Shiodome (Tokyo) Tokyo Dome City (Tokyo) Tokyo Midtown (Tokyo) Tokyo Solamachi (Tokyo) Yasukuni Shrine (Tokyo) Yebisu Garden Place (Tokyo) Yurakucho (Tokyo) Sand Dunes (Tottori) Tottori Castle Ruins (Tottori) Uwajima Castle (Uwajima) Iriomote Island (Yaeyama Islands) Ishigaki Island (Yaeyama Islands) Taketomi Island (Yaeyama Islands) Around the Island (Yakushima) Cupnoodles Museum (Yokohama) Ramen Museum (Yokohama) Okama Crater (Zao) Katsuo no tataki (Kochi) Dogo Onsen Honkan (Matsuyama) Sapporo Factory (Sapporo) Akita Museum of Art (Akita) Furukawa Fish Market (Aomori) Nebuta Matsuri (Aomori) Nebuta Warasse (Aomori) Aso Shrine (Aso) Hasedera Temple (Asuka) Asahidake Onsen (Daisetsuzan) Ginsendai (Daisetsuzan) Mount Kurodake (Daisetsuzan) Tokachidake Onsen (Daisetsuzan) Churenji, Dainichibo (Dewa Sanzan) Gas-san (Dewa Sanzan) Haguro-san (Dewa Sanzan) Yudono-san (Dewa Sanzan) Shibazakura Festival (Fuji Five Lakes) Blue Pond (Furano) Food Replicas (Gujo) Gujo Town (Gujo) Hachiman Castle (Gujo) Jionzenji Temple (Gujo) Goshogake Onsen (Hachimantai) Motomachi (Hakodate) Hakone Ropeway (Hakone) Komagatake Ropeway (Hakone) Neputa Mura (Hirosaki) Ago Bay (Ise Shima) Inner Shrine (Ise Shima) Mikimoto Pearl Island (Ise Shima) Outer Shrine (Ise Shima) Toba Aquarium (Ise Shima) Former Taisha Station (Izumo) Izumo Taisha (Izumo) Atami (Izu Peninsula) Ito (Izu Peninsula) Mount Omuro (Izu Peninsula) Shimoda (Izu Peninsula) Yamanaka Onsen (Kaga Onsen) Yamashiro Onsen (Kaga Onsen) Shiroyama Park (Kagoshima) Hitachi Seaside Park (Kairakuen) Kanazawa Castle (Kanazawa) Nishi Chaya District (Kanazawa) Naka-Karuizawa (Karuizawa) Candy Alley (Kawagoe) Warehouse District (Kawagoe) Nikko Edomura (Kinugawa Onsen) Tobu World Square (Kinugawa Onsen) Narai (Kiso Valley) Kobe Harborland (Kobe) Katsurahama (Kochi) Kongobuji Temple (Koyasan) Washo Market (Kushiro) Enkoji Temple (Kyoto) Sanzenin Temple (Kyoto) Shorenin Temple (Kyoto) Toji Temple (Kyoto) Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) Matsue Castle (Matsue) Yushien Garden (Matsue) Zuiganji Temple (Matsushima) Downtown Morioka (Morioka) Zenkoji Temple (Nagano) Confucian Shrine (Nagasaki) Dejima (Nagasaki) Glover Garden (Nagasaki) Mount Inasa (Nagasaki) Oura Church (Nagasaki) Urakami Cathedral (Nagasaki) Science Museum (Nagoya) Isuien Garden (Nara) Kofukuji Temple (Nara) Yoshikien Garden (Nara) German House (Naruto) Otsuka Museum of Art (Naruto) Wakura Onsen (Noto Peninsula) Ryukyu Mura (Okinawa Island) Shimanami Kaido (Onomichi) Kuromon Market (Osaka) Shinsekai (Osaka) City Museum (Otaru) Rebun Island (Rishiri and Rebun) Rishiri Island (Rishiri and Rebun) Ishinomaki (Sanriku Coast) Kamaishi (Sanriku Coast) Shiogama Shrine (Sanriku Coast) Botanic Garden (Sapporo) Nijo Market (Sapporo) Tanabata Matsuri (Sendai) Eastern Coast (Shiretoko) Awa Odori (Tokushima) Japan Mobility Show (Tokyo) Kanda (Tokyo) Sensoji Temple (Tokyo) Takaosan (Tokyo) Yanaka (Tokyo) Mount Hakkoda (Towada) Minato Mirai (Yokohama) Osanbashi Pier (Yokohama) Sankeien Garden (Yokohama) Yamashita Park (Yokohama) Yamate and Motomachi (Yokohama)