Tag: Onsen

• 別府市、大分：Side trips from Tokyo: Beppu Oita

  

  Beppu is located in Oita prefecture in the small island of Kyushu. It was an hour and 30 minute airplane ride from Tokyo. Beppu is known for its Onsen (hot springs) this is a great place to visit if you are a gaijin (foreigner) and you are a fan of onsens. It is also home […]

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  12/30/2015

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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• Overnight trip from Tokyo: Yatsugatake 八ヶ岳

  

  I took a day trip this weekend together with my obaachan (grandmother) to Yatsugatake. The total trip cost ¥20,000 more or less which included our ¥2000 omiyage (gifts) for my mom and her friend. The place is good for a quick getaway and i think its more of a place for old people. Although we […]

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  04/24/2015

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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• 黒部ダム Kurobe Dam and Tateyama Alpine route

  

  黒部ダム　Kurobe dam is one of Japans biggest Dams which is found in the eastern part of Japan. It takes about 4 hours by 2 bullet trains to get there from Tokyo. To get to the dam itself you even have to take a bus, tram and walk about a few 700 steps up and this […]

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  01/17/2014

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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