banmanb2

general profile
nickname
banmanb2
residing
Vancouver, Canada
member since
3 October 2008
birth year
1976
sex
Male
nationality
Canada
ethnicity
White/Caucasian
languages
English, French, Japanese
job
Entertainment
interests
Bonsai, Comics, Computer, Dining out, Drinking, Gardening, History, Karaoke, Martial Arts, Movies, Nature, Onsen, Philosophy, Photographs, Pop Culture, Religion, Scuba, Ski, Sumo, Swimming, Tea Ceremony, Television, Travel, Walking, Writing

travel reports

japan travel profile
how often
three times
how long
2-4 weeks
travel budget
low (5,000 - 10,000 yen per day and person)
travel pace
medium
travel style
individual travel
travel interests
Shrines and Temples, Castles, Gardens, Historic Towns, Modern Cities, Popular Culture, Theme Parks, Shopping, Night Life, Outdoor, Hot Springs, Flowers, Beaches, Festivals, Food
accommodation used
Business Hotel
Ryokan
Hotel
Minshuku
Hostel
Temple Lodging
transportation used
Train
Shinkansen
City Bus
Highway Bus
Taxi
Ferry
Domestic Flight
tickets used
Japan Rail Pass
Oneworld Air Pass
Kansai Thru Pass
destinations visited
Kanazawa
Kinosaki
Koyasan
Kusatsu Onsen
Kyoto
Miyajima
Nara
Osaka
Tokyo
Akita
Kamakura
Nikko
Sendai
Yokohama
Aizu
Fukuoka
Hakone
Hikone
Himeji
Hiroshima
Ikaho
Kobe
Kumamoto
Matsushima
Okayama
Uji
Beppu
Kagoshima
Kakunodate
Matsumoto
Nagano
Hachimantai
Yamaguchi
sightseeing spots visited
Suehiro Sake Brewery (Aizu)
Tsuruga Castle (Aizu)
Nyuto Onsen (Hachimantai)
Hakone Hot Springs (Hakone)
Hikone Castle (Hikone)
Himeji Castle (Himeji)
Peace Park (Hiroshima)
Great Buddha (Kamakura)
Hasedera Temple (Kamakura)
Higashi Chaya District (Kanazawa)
Kenrokuen (Kanazawa)
Hot Springs (Kinosaki)
Kobe Beef (Kobe)
Sake Breweries (Kobe)
Okunoin Temple (Koyasan)
Pilgrimage Trails (Koyasan)
Temple Lodging (Koyasan)
Tokugawa Mausoleum (Koyasan)
Kusatsu Hot Springs (Kusatsu Onsen)
Arashiyama (Kyoto)
Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto)
Gion (Kyoto)
Kinkakuji (Kyoto)
Ryoanji Temple (Kyoto)
Matsumoto Castle (Matsumoto)
Daisho-in Temple (Miyajima)
Isuien Garden (Nara)
Nara Park (Nara)
Todaiji Temple (Nara)
Toshogu Shrine (Nikko)
Minami (Namba) (Osaka)
Shinsekai (Osaka)
Gyutan (Beef Tongue) (Sendai)
Sendai Downtown (Sendai)
Akihabara (Tokyo)
Ameyoko (Tokyo)
Asakusa (Tokyo)
Shibuya (Tokyo)
Shinjuku (Tokyo)
Tsukiji Outer Market (Tokyo)
Yurakucho (Tokyo)
Ramen Museum (Yokohama)
Castle Road (Hikone)
Hot Spring Baths (Ikaho)
Ikaho Town (Ikaho)
Sakurajima (Kagoshima)
Nagamachi (Kanazawa)
Omicho Market (Kanazawa)
Seisonkaku Villa (Kanazawa)
Arima Onsen (Kobe)
Daishi Kyokai (Koyasan)
Garan (Koyasan)
Kongobuji Temple (Koyasan)
Reihokan Museum (Koyasan)
Sainokawara Park (Kusatsu Onsen)
Yubatake (Kusatsu Onsen)
Heian Shrine (Kyoto)
Kiyomizudera (Kyoto)
Maruyama Park (Kyoto)
Nanzenji Temple (Kyoto)
Sanzenin Temple (Kyoto)
Shorenin Temple (Kyoto)
Tenryuji Temple (Kyoto)
Tofukuji Temple (Kyoto)
Entsuin Temple (Matsushima)
Zuiganji Temple (Matsushima)
Walking Trails (Miyajima)
Futarasan Shrine (Nikko)
Osaka Aquarium (Osaka)
Sumiyoshi Taisha (Osaka)
Imperial East Gardens (Tokyo)
Meiji Shrine (Tokyo)
Sengakuji Temple (Tokyo)
Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)
Yasukuni Shrine (Tokyo)
Byodoin Temple (Uji)
Higashiyama Onsen (Aizu)
Beppu Hot Springs (Beppu)
Canal City (Fukuoka)
Shofukuji Temple (Fukuoka)
Hakone Ropeway (Hakone)
Owakudani (Hakone)
Kagoshima Aquarium (Kagoshima)
Beaches (Kamakura)
Kanazawa Castle (Kanazawa)
Town Center (Kinosaki)
Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto)
Suizenji Garden (Kumamoto)
Chionin Temple (Kyoto)
Kodaiji Temple (Kyoto)
Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto)
Kyoto Station (Kyoto)
Philosopher's Path (Kyoto)
Toji Temple (Kyoto)
Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto)
Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)
Senjokaku (Miyajima)
Kofukuji Temple (Nara)
Rinnoji Temple (Nikko)
Shinkyo Bridge (Nikko)
Taiyuin (Nikko)
Okayama Castle (Okayama)
Bay Area (Osaka)
Ginza (Tokyo)
Harajuku (Tokyo)
Koishikawa Korakuen (Tokyo)
Odaiba (Tokyo)
Shinagawa (Tokyo)
Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)
Tokyo Skytree (Tokyo)
Ueno Park (Tokyo)
Cupnoodles Museum (Yokohama)
Minato Mirai (Yokohama)
Aizu Bukeyashiki (Aizu)
Jigoku (Hells) (Beppu)
Hiroshima Downtown (Hiroshima)
Merchant District (Kakunodate)
Samurai District (Kakunodate)
Nishi Chaya District (Kanazawa)
Onsenji Temple (Kinosaki)
Fukuura Island (Matsushima)
Godaido (Matsushima)
Fukuoka Castle Ruins (Fukuoka)
Gion Yamakasa (Fukuoka)