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nickname	yllwsmrf (contact this user)
residing	Gunma, Japan
member since	28 June 2005
sex	Male
nationality	United States
ethnicity	Asian
languages	English, Japanese
interests	Athletics, Automobiles, Computer, Cooking, Dining out, Games, Internet, Hiking, Movies, Museums, Music, Nature, Onsen, Photographs, Pop Culture, Shopping, Ski, Sports, Sumo, Television, Travel, Theme Parks, Walking, Writing

travel reports
	2011/03/11 - Earthquake Report We were travelling on a long weekend with my parents who are visiting from the US, and had just finished lunch at the Anpanman Museum in Yokohama when the earthquake hit. Since we... read all

japan travel profile

how often

more than five times

how long

more than two months

travel budget

low (5,000 - 10,000 yen per day and person)

travel pace

medium

travel style

individual travel

travel interests

Castles, Gardens, Modern Cities, Theme Parks, Shopping, Industry, Outdoor, Hot Springs, Wintersports, Festivals, Food

accommodation used

Hotel

Business Hotel

Ryokan

Minshuku

Pension

Camping

Hostel

Temple Lodging

transportation used

Train

Shinkansen

City Bus

Highway Bus

Overnight Bus

Domestic Flight

Car

Taxi

Ferry

Bicycle

Sleeper Train

tickets used

Seishun 18 Kippu

Japan Rail Pass

destinations visited

Hakone

Hakuba

Hiroshima

Izu Peninsula

Kamakura

Kamikochi

Kanazawa

Kinosaki

Kirishima

Koyasan

Kusatsu Onsen

Kyoto

Miyajima

Naoshima

Nara

Nikko

Niseko

Nozawa

Okinawa Island

Osaka

Rusutsu

Sado

Sapporo

Shirakami Sanchi

Shirakawago

Takachiho

Takayama

Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route

Tokyo

Towada

Yaeyama Islands

Yakushima

Yamanouchi

Yuzawa

Akita

Aomori

Fuji Five Lakes

Fukuoka

Hirosaki

Karuizawa

Kinugawa Onsen

Kobe

Kotohira

Kushiro

Miho Museum

Nagano

Nagoya

Narita

Okuhida

Otaru

Sendai

Shosenkyo

Takamatsu

Yokohama

Bessho Onsen

Furano

Himeji

Ikaho

Iwami Ginzan

Kagoshima

Kumamoto

Matsue

Matsumoto

Oze

Tokushima

Aizu

Hachimantai

Hiraizumi

Inujima

Iwakuni

Kaga Onsen

Kakunodate

Kochi

Matsushima

Minakami

Miyazaki

Nagasaki

Naruto

Okayama

Shodoshima

Toyako

Yoshino

sightseeing spots visited

Kanto Festival (Akita)

Nebuta Matsuri (Aomori)

Kubota Museum (Fuji Five Lakes)

Yatai (Food Stalls) (Fukuoka)

Nyuto Onsen (Hachimantai)

Hakone Hot Springs (Hakone)

Himeji Castle (Himeji)

Peace Park (Hiroshima)

Great Buddha (Kamakura)

21st Century Museum (Kanazawa)

Kenrokuen (Kanazawa)

Ninjadera (Kanazawa)

Hot Springs (Kinosaki)

Town Center (Kinosaki)

Grand Maze (Kinugawa Onsen)

Hot Springs (Kinugawa Onsen)

Nikko Edomura (Kinugawa Onsen)

Ebino Kogen (Kirishima)

Hiking in Kirishima (Kirishima)

Katsuo no tataki (Kochi)

Kanamaruza Theater (Kotohira)

Okunoin Temple (Koyasan)

Temple Lodging (Koyasan)

Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto)

Kusatsu Hot Springs (Kusatsu Onsen)

Sainokawara Park (Kusatsu Onsen)

Arashiyama (Kyoto)

Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto)

Ginkakuji (Kyoto)

Gion (Kyoto)

Heian Shrine (Kyoto)

Kiyomizudera (Kyoto)

Kokedera (Kyoto)

Ninnaji Temple (Kyoto)

Sanjusangendo (Kyoto)

Shugakuin Villa (Kyoto)

Adachi Museum of Art (Matsue)

Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)

Art House Project (Naoshima)

Benesse House (Naoshima)

Chichu Museum (Naoshima)

Nara Park (Nara)

Todaiji Temple (Nara)

Futarasan Shrine (Nikko)

Rinnoji Temple (Nikko)

Taiyuinbyo (Nikko)

Toshogu Shrine (Nikko)

Churaumi Aquarium (Okinawa Island)

Ocean Expo Park (Okinawa Island)

Shuri Castle (Okinawa Island)

War Memorials (Okinawa Island)

Hot Springs (Okuhida)

Osaka Aquarium (Osaka)

Earth Celebration (Sado)

Odori Park (Sapporo)

Sapporo Beer Museum (Sapporo)

Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo)

Gyutan (Beef Tongue) (Sendai)

Farmhouse Stay (Shirakawago)

Ogimachi Village (Shirakawago)

Amano Iwato Shrine (Takachiho)

Megijima Island (Takamatsu)

Noguchi Museum (Takamatsu)

Ogijima Island (Takamatsu)

Ritsurin Koen (Takamatsu)

Hida Folk Village (Takayama)

Old Town (Takayama)

Akihabara (Tokyo)

Asakusa (Tokyo)

Ghibli Museum (Tokyo)

Harajuku (Tokyo)

Kyu Shiba Rikyu (Tokyo)

Odaiba (Tokyo)

Roppongi (Tokyo)

Ryogoku (Tokyo)

Shibuya (Tokyo)

Shinjuku (Tokyo)

Shiodome (Tokyo)

Takaosan (Tokyo)

Tokyo Motor Show (Tokyo)

Tsukiji Fish Market (Tokyo)

Yasukuni Shrine (Tokyo)

Lake Towada (Towada)

Oirase Stream (Towada)

Iriomote Island (Yaeyama Islands)

Ishigaki Island (Yaeyama Islands)

Taketomi Island (Yaeyama Islands)

Around the Island (Yakushima)

Jomonsugi (Yakushima)

Shiratani Unsuikyo (Yakushima)

Monkey Park (Yamanouchi)

Shiga Kogen Resort (Yamanouchi)

Climbing Mount Fuji (Fuji Five Lakes)

Hot Springs (Fuji Five Lakes)

Hoto Noodles (Fuji Five Lakes)

Iyashi no Sato (Fuji Five Lakes)

Lake Kawaguchiko (Fuji Five Lakes)

Furano Flower Fields (Furano)

Furano Ski Area (Furano)

Hakone Art Museum (Hakone)

Hakone Shrine (Hakone)

Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone)

Hirosaki Castle (Hirosaki)

Hiroshima Castle (Hiroshima)

Shukkeien Garden (Hiroshima)

Nagamachi (Kanazawa)

Onsenji Temple (Kinosaki)

Tobu World Square (Kinugawa Onsen)

Kompirasan (Kotohira)

Garan (Koyasan)

Kongobuji Temple (Koyasan)

Suizenji Garden (Kumamoto)

Mount Shirane (Kusatsu Onsen)

Yubatake (Kusatsu Onsen)

Kinkakuji (Kyoto)

Kitano Tenmangu (Kyoto)

Kyoto Station (Kyoto)

Nijo Castle (Kyoto)

Pontocho (Kyoto)

Ryoanji Temple (Kyoto)

Sento Palace (Kyoto)

Tofukuji Temple (Kyoto)

Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto)

Toyota Related Sights (Nagoya)

Museum of History (Narita)

Sawara Town (Narita)

Kegon Waterfall (Nikko)

Lake Chuzenji (Nikko)

Ryuzu Waterfall (Nikko)

Shin-Hodaka Ropeway (Okuhida)

Kita (Umeda) (Osaka)

Minami (Namba) (Osaka)

Canal Area (Otaru)

Susukino (Sapporo)

Suganuma Village (Shirakawago)

Takachiho Gorge (Takachiho)

Sanuki Udon (Takamatsu)

Sunport Takamatsu (Takamatsu)

Morning Markets (Takayama)

Hama Rikyu (Tokyo)

Ikebukuro (Tokyo)

Kiyosumi Garden (Tokyo)

Koishikawa Korakuen (Tokyo)

Marunouchi (Tokyo)

Meiji Shrine (Tokyo)

Nihonbashi (Tokyo)

Rikugien (Tokyo)

Sengakuji Temple (Tokyo)

Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)

Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)

Tokyo Dome City (Tokyo)

Tsukishima (Tokyo)

Ueno Park (Tokyo)

Yebisu Garden Place (Tokyo)

Yoyogi Park (Tokyo)

Chinatown (Yokohama)

Minato Mirai (Yokohama)

Yamashita Park (Yokohama)

Jomon Site (Aomori)

Museum of Art (Aomori)

5th Station (Fuji Five Lakes)

Caves (Fuji Five Lakes)

Chureito Pagoda (Fuji Five Lakes)

Fujiten Snow Resort (Fuji Five Lakes)

Mt. Tenjo Ropeway (Fuji Five Lakes)

Music Forest (Fuji Five Lakes)

Oshino Hakkai (Fuji Five Lakes)

Sengen Shrine (Fuji Five Lakes)

Canal City (Fukuoka)

Fukuoka Castle Ruins (Fukuoka)

Biei (Furano)

Cheese Factory (Furano)

Botanical Garden (Hakone)

Gora Park (Hakone)

Gotemba Outlet Mall (Hakone)

Lake Ashinoko (Hakone)

Owakudani (Hakone)

Hot Spring Baths (Ikaho)

Ikaho Town (Ikaho)

Mizusawa Temple (Ikaho)

Mount Haruna (Ikaho)

Omori Town (Iwami Ginzan)

Silver Mine (Iwami Ginzan)

Sakurajima (Kagoshima)

Senganen Garden (Kagoshima)

Enoshima (Kamakura)

Chaya Districts (Kanazawa)

Kanazawa Castle (Kanazawa)

Omicho Market (Kanazawa)

Oyama Shrine (Kanazawa)

Stork Sanctuary (Kinosaki)

Kirishima Onsen (Kirishima)

Kirishima Shrine (Kirishima)

Sake Breweries (Kobe)

Pilgrimage Trails (Koyasan)

Tokugawa Mausoleum (Koyasan)

Hanatoro (Kyoto)

Kamo Shrines (Kyoto)

Philosopher's Path (Kyoto)

Takao (Kyoto)

Toji Temple (Kyoto)

Matsumoto Castle (Matsumoto)

Zenkoji Temple (Nagano)

JR Central Towers (Nagoya)

Aeronautical Museum (Narita)

Boso no Mura (Narita)

Katori Shrine (Narita)

Senjogahara Marsh (Nikko)

Shinkyo Bridge (Nikko)

Osaka Castle (Osaka)

Clock Tower (Sapporo)

Sendai Downtown (Sendai)

Tanabata Matsuri (Sendai)

Ainokura Village (Shirakawago)

Takachiho Shrine (Takachiho)

Shikoku Mura (Takamatsu)

Takamatsu Castle (Takamatsu)

Yashima (Takamatsu)

Ginza (Tokyo)

Imperial East Gardens (Tokyo)

Imperial Palace (Tokyo)

Institute for Nature (Tokyo)

Kappabashi Street (Tokyo)

Kasai Rinkai Koen (Tokyo)

Makuhari Messe (Tokyo)

Shinagawa (Tokyo)

Tokyo Game Show (Tokyo)

Auga Fish Market (Aomori)

Fuji Visitor Center (Fuji Five Lakes)

Lake Motosuko (Fuji Five Lakes)

Lake Saiko (Fuji Five Lakes)

Lake Shojiko (Fuji Five Lakes)

Lake Yamanakako (Fuji Five Lakes)

Hiroshima Downtown (Hiroshima)

Yunotsu Onsen (Iwami Ginzan)

Seisonkaku Villa (Kanazawa)

River Cruise (Kinugawa Onsen)

Daishi Kyokai (Koyasan)

Reihokan Museum (Koyasan)

Hearn Residence (Matsue)

Samurai District (Matsue)

Aeon Narita (Narita)

Ogi Town (Sado)

Aoba Castle (Sendai)

Shopping Arcades (Takamatsu)

Akasaka Sacas (Tokyo)

Tokyo Anime Fair (Tokyo)

007 Museum (Naoshima)

Iimoriyama (Aizu)

Suehiro Sake Brewery (Aizu)

Tsuruga Castle (Aizu)

Kokoen Garden (Himeji)

Chusonji Temple (Hiraizumi)

Motsuji Temple (Hiraizumi)

Takkoku no Iwaya (Hiraizumi)

Kikko Park (Iwakuni)

Kintai-kyo Bridge (Iwakuni)

Awazu Onsen (Kaga Onsen)

Katayamazu Onsen (Kaga Onsen)

Natadera Temple (Kaga Onsen)

Yamanaka Onsen (Kaga Onsen)

Yamashiro Onsen (Kaga Onsen)

Cherry Blossoms (Kakunodate)

Samurai District (Kakunodate)

Ankokuronji Temple (Kamakura)

Beaches (Kamakura)

Engakuji Temple (Kamakura)

Hachimangu Shrine (Kamakura)

Hasedera Temple (Kamakura)

Hiking Trails (Kamakura)

Jochiji Temple (Kamakura)

Jufukuji Temple (Kamakura)

Kenchoji Temple (Kamakura)

Tokeiji Temple (Kamakura)

Zeniarai Benten (Kamakura)

Zuisenji Temple (Kamakura)

Arima Onsen (Kobe)

Chinatown (Kobe)

Hyogo Museum of Art (Kobe)

Kitano (Kobe)

Kobe Beef (Kobe)

Kobe City Museum (Kobe)

Kobe Harborland (Kobe)

Meriken Park (Kobe)

Katsurahama (Kochi)

Kochi Castle (Kochi)

Kochi Downtown (Kochi)

Mount Godaisan (Kochi)

Kusatsu Ski Resort (Kusatsu Onsen)

Chionin Temple (Kyoto)

Daigoji Temple (Kyoto)

Daitokuji Temple (Kyoto)

Eikando Temple (Kyoto)

Higashiyama (Kyoto)

Kodaiji Temple (Kyoto)

Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto)

Maruyama Park (Kyoto)

Myoshinji Temple (Kyoto)

Nanzenji Temple (Kyoto)

Nishiki Market (Kyoto)

Ohara (Kyoto)

Sanzenin Temple (Kyoto)

Tenryuji Temple (Kyoto)

Entsuin Temple (Matsushima)

Godaido (Matsushima)

Kanrantei (Matsushima)

Matsushima Bay (Matsushima)

Zuiganji Temple (Matsushima)

Hot Springs (Minakami)

Mount Tanigawa (Minakami)

Outdoor Activities (Minakami)

Takumi no Sato (Minakami)

Tobe House (Minakami)

Senjokaku (Miyajima)

Walking Trails (Miyajima)

Aoshima Island (Miyazaki)

Heiwadai Park (Miyazaki)

Miyazaki Shrine (Miyazaki)

Prefectural Museum (Miyazaki)

Science Museum (Miyazaki)

Seagaia Resort (Miyazaki)

Mount Inasa (Nagasaki)

Nagasaki Peace Park (Nagasaki)

I Love Yu (Naoshima)

Lee Ufan Museum (Naoshima)

Heijo Palace (Nara)

Horyuji Temple (Nara)

Isuien Garden (Nara)

Kasuga Taisha (Nara)

Kofukuji Temple (Nara)

Naramachi (Nara)

National Museum (Nara)

Omizutori (Nara)

Shin-Yakushiji (Nara)

Toshodaiji Temple (Nara)

Wakakusa Yamayaki (Nara)

Wakakusayama (Nara)

Yakushiji Temple (Nara)

Yoshikien Garden (Nara)

German House (Naruto)

Otsuka Museum of Art (Naruto)

Ryozenji Temple (Naruto)

Whirlpools (Naruto)

Around the Island (Shodoshima)

Great Kannon (Shodoshima)

Kankakei Gorge (Shodoshima)

Monkey Park (Shodoshima)

Movie Village (Shodoshima)

Olive Park (Shodoshima)

Soya Sauce (Shodoshima)

Teshima Island (Shodoshima)

Ameyoko (Tokyo)

Botanical Garden (Tokyo)

NHK Studiopark (Tokyo)

Sanja Matsuri (Tokyo)

Tokyo Disneyland (Tokyo)

Tokyo DisneySea (Tokyo)

Shibu Onsen (Yamanouchi)

Yudanaka Onsen (Yamanouchi)

Cherry Blossoms (Yoshino)

Chikurin-in Temple (Yoshino)

Kinpusenji Temple (Yoshino)

Mikumari Shrine (Yoshino)

Yoshimizu Shrine (Yoshino)

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