I figured I might as well start posting those pictures, though I still havent had the time to finish editing the end of the trip, I have enough for now.In order, it will take us from Tokyo, to Kanazawa, Kobe, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and back to Tokyo!If you’re interested in any specific place I’ll do my best to provide details.
Pigeaon
And this concludes the Tokyo 1 pictures (in broad strokes), next Kanazawa!
Thanks anon for all these cool shots!
>>8012894You’re very welcome, I’m glad you enjoy them!
>>8012854konnichiwa tori-san.Thank you for sharing your amazing pictures anon, you replenished my pape folder.
thanks op post moar if u can
>>8012907A pigeon is a "hato" pronounced like "heart" because <3>>8012921There will be more to come!Will have to post in batches though
>>8012837i am interested in your trip as a whole if you can give a summary of it. my girlfriend and I are planning our trip now, hoping for next spring. We are from Canada. Can you tell us what you did in each place, what kind of accommodation you chose and would recc? Also what was the cost of certain things? Any info and hidden gems would be appreciated. How you travelled from place to place while in Japan would be helpful too! One thing we are a bit cautious of, is that my girlfriend has a lot of tattoos and I hear it's a bit looked down upon over there and can get you denied access in places. Any info helps, thank you!
>>8012971Sure, Spring is a nice time to visit, there can be a lot of people but it'll be a lot less stuffy than summer!We bought a JR Pass and moved around the country after a pretty short time in each town, we mainly visited pretty popular places, actually asking google "things to do in X" tends to yield good resultsThere are beautiful things everywhere, so no matter where you choose to go, you'll probably be pretty happy.However I'd recommend staying in another city than Tokyo, Hiroshima is awesome and has tons of beautiful sights around, Kyoto is also beautiful but crowded during holiday periods Compared to my country (France), hotels and restaurants are way cheaper in Japan, so we were able to stay in good hotels during the two weeks, even splurge a bit on renting a traditional house for a couple of nights10 US bucks will get you a good meal, double it and you got a big good meal and probably a drink of your choice Check on booking.com for hotels, it's my preferred method to compare places and where they are in the cities I plan to visit Guesthouses aren'd bad either usually, so you can stay in town for very cheap, less than 30 dollars a night last time I checkedTattoos are mainly prohibited in some bathhouses, usually smaller ones, the big ones in Dogo Onsen, or in big hotels that have them don't have a ban.I haven't personnally encountered a "no tattoos" sign yet, and I do love me some onsen time.My personal hidden gem is Hiroshima Mitaki-Dera, a buddhist temple complex on the outskirt of Hiroshima. You can easily get there with a bus, indicated on google maps, which can take you straight there. It was the first place of the sort I ever visited, and it was simply magical; please go there if you decide to go to Hiroshima. Miyajima is wonderful, but there can be a lot of people, though I also highly recommend. Fun getaway from Hiroshima, which I also recommend: take a ferry to Matsuyama, and stay around Dogo Onsen!
>>8012976Matsuyama castle's my favourite, it's beautiful, and I've seen most of the big ones, this one's not too miss!
>>8012976this was so kind, and so helpful. thank you so much!
>>8013013You're welcome! You're gonna have a great time; I recommend picking up some japanese before getting there since it's really easiest this waythe basic survival stuff goes a long way, you'll find yourself always saying the same things!
Last picture for Kanazawa,next, Kobe!
thanks again op
On the way to Akashi
And this ends that parenthese, with the Akashi Kaikyo bridge in the distance
Let's go see HImeji Castle now!(don't do it in summer, biggest crowd we saw, super hot, it was a trial and a half)
And back in Kobe, right on the mountain 15 minutes away from inside the Shinkansen station is a really nice waterfall, it's a good walk you can take even when just transferring train
Next, onward to Hiroshima, passing briefly through Okayama
>>8012837
What camera/film you usin?? this looks analog or maybe fujifilm digital
>>8013604I'm wondering the same thing, I need to invest in a better camera eventually but I don't want to spend the amount of money you need for those types of things
>>8013523god she's so cute. I don't think going to Japan would be good for my mental health
>>8013595That's pretty cool, there's a surprising amount of very large statues dotting the countrysideApparently some of them are getting derelict though>>8013604>>8013628A Fuji X-Pro3, I really like the customizable film sims and having an OVF and a tiny screen to show the exposure/colours in the corner is wonderfulI'd been shooting film for almost my whole photography life before switching to digital a couple years agoI've also been editing these pictures like I would edit my film scans>>8013629There are a LOT of adorable girls wearing adorable outfits its well it made feel like a creep when I found myself watching the highschoolers with their serafuku uniforms, but they really do be cuteGirlfriend also admitted to staring and was pretty glad it wasn't weird for a girl to look at other girls like that
The Hiroshima Peace Museum, from the park
The atomic dome can be seen in the distance, under the arch of the memorial and the flame of peace
And we now have skipped over to Miyajima!I need to watch it, I'll soon hit the bottom of my already edited folder.
the Folk museum's garden, I love this house, couldn't not pay it a visit this time as well
