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Sightseeing in Japan

Created by Pavel Klavík

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Sightseeing in Japan

Dancers during festivals

dancers

Arashiyama

A nice hike across this bridge to the top of a montain with monkeys.

arashiyama

Horse sashimi

This is raw horse meat, a Japanese delicacy. Kumamoto city is famous for it.

horse

Sashimi

Just fish alone, or it can be served with rice as well.

sashimi raisu

Itadakimasu

big fish

Sushi

Most famous, but not very common food for Japanese people.

sushi2

Octopus sushi piece, yummi.

sushi octopus

sushi

Japanese curry

Called “karé raisu”. It is not as spicy as Indian or Thai curry and is served with rice.

kare raisu

Seafood

oysters

fish

Katsu karé raisu

katsu kare raisu2

katsu kare raisu

Beer

Japanese copied Czech beer, and it is very tasty.

beer

Tonkatsu

Similar to German Schnitzel, but tastes different and is combined with Japanese soy sauce.

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tonkatsu

Ramen

Many different kinds, with different noodles, sauces, toppings (eggs, mushrooms, vegetables, etc.) Very tasty and convenient.

ramen3

kyushuu ramen3

egg ramen

Kyushuu style ramen

My favorite, with very thin noodles.

kyushuu ramen

ramen4

Tea

matcha

Rice

rice resource

Food in Japan

Japanese love their food. If you ask them what should you do in some city or part of Japan, you will usually hear about a special type of noodles they serve there. It is very important that the food looks beautiful as well.

sashimi

Don

don

Noodles

kyushuu ramen3

Key ingredients

Matcha ice cream

Green ice cream with tea powder.

matcha ice

Okonomiyaki

Japanese-style pizza, a pancake with vegetables, meat and Japanese sauces.

okonomiyaki priprava

okonomiyaki2

okonomiyaki3

okonomiyaki

Mushrooms

mushrooms

Shaved ice

iceshaved ice

Let's dig in!

shaved ice lets dig in

Japanese breakfast

breakfast

breakfast3

breakfast2

Nabe

Made from pork offal, everything in one pot, shared between people at the table.

nabe

nabe2

Japanese barbeque

beef

beef barbeque

Soup with bread

soup in bread

Festival food

festival food

Karaoke

A great Japanese pastime that combines singing and drinking. Also, an amazing place to practice Japanese.

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Great parties

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Stone lantern

garden stand

Bamboo

countryside

Festival

traditional clothing

festival

festival stand

Bear

bear

Paths

garden path

Ice Hockey – Czech Republic gold medal

hockey

Pond

garden pond3

garden animal

Mountains

mountains

river

Flag of Japan[1]

Castle garden

garden

countryside2

garden2

Olympics

olympic torch

Monkey park

monkeys2

monkeys5

monkeys3

Pagoda

asakusa pagoda

Statue

garden statue

Castle

castle

castle from window

Countryside

countryside3

countryside4

Hot springs

hot spring

hot spring with house

Tokyo Skytree

skytree

Giant lanterns

asakusa lantern

Old streets

old street

Kanazawa

Kanazawa means Golden Valley in Japanese. It's  an old and very beautiful town with great natural surroundings

bridge

Asakusa temple

asakusa temple

asakusa

Modern Japan

countryside5

Tokyo tower

tokyo tower

Location of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

The game/anime Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is set in a fictional village based on Shirakawa-go.

higurashi

Nagano

Hotel rooms

Be prepared to live in tiny rooms. Tokyo is very crowded, and space is scarce.

small hotel room

bus connection

Shirakawa-go

A traditional Japanese mountain village, which belongs to UNESCO.

view from above

Matsumoto

Tokyo

Tokyo, meaning Eastern capital, is the new Japanese capital. There are 40 milion people living in the greater Tokyo area. Since the commuting system is highly efficient, everything works great!

trains

Futuristic toilets

toilet

Tokyo Airport

Really funny when you understand Japanese. The Japanese sign says “welcome home”. Japanese are always very polite to guests, but they are still guests.

welcome to japan

Old houses

house

house2

small house

Castle

matsumoto

Rice fields

field2

field

Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt

einsteins letter

Convenient train connection by Thunderbird

Historical map of Hiroshima

old map

Pond

garden pond

garden stand2

Bridge

garden bridge

Old streets of Kyoto

old street

personal transport

Lion statue

lions

bus and train connection

Main shinkansen line

Japanese bullet trains are extremely fast and convenient.

shinkansen2

Atomic dome

The icon of atomic bomb, as it is a building that survived the explosion. It was built by Czech architect Jan Letzel.

atomic dome across river

atomic dome2

atomic dome

Atomic bomb museum

old tricycle

bottle after explosion

Gardens

Hiroshima's gardens were completely destroyed during the atomic bomb explosion. They are restored and really beautiful.

garden bridge2

Restored castle tower

Serves as a museum of Japanese historical life. Very interesting.

tower

Bamboo forest

bomboo

Sunshines

garden cover

Kyoto

Kyoto is the old Japanese capital and is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Luckily, an atomic bomb was not dropped on Kyoto.

The flat city center is modern, but on the hilly outskirts, one can find beautiful temples and old streets in all directions. Biking is a very efficient way of transportation within the city.

Nagoya

Castle interior

castle interior

Support with a fish statue

fish

Hiroshima

Hiroshima is one of two cities where Americans dropped atomic bombs during World War II. Aside from Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum, it offers beautiful gardens, castle ruins and many others. Hiroshima was an important cultural center in historical Japan.

castle gate

Himeji

Himeji is the place of probably the most beautiful Japanese castle. It is very white and was recently renovated. I recommend a quick stop here, just for a few hours.

Traditional sunshade

umbrella

Lanterns

lantern

Main temples

There are many beautiful temples in Kyoto.

temple

Nara

A small town just next to Kyoto with two beautiful temples. Todaiji was, until 1998, the largest wooden structure in the world and houses the largest Buddha statue in the world.

women in kimono

Castle

castle full

castle2

Miyajima

A small island with temples next to Hiroshima. A trip for 1 day is recommended.

full island

Bridge

bridge

Storage

temple building

White castle

castle

Kinkakuji – Golden pavilon

golden pavilon

Fukuoka

The original destination of the second atomic bomb since military storage was located in Fukuoka during World War II. Since it was cloudy, they had to drop the bomb on Nagasaki instead. Actually, it was cloudy above the Nagasaki as well. When they wanted to cancel the operation, suddenly the skies opened just a little, so the aircraft dropped the bomb there. Since then there is a Japanese saying “being as lucky as Nagasaki”.

Deers everywhere

deer

Temple

temple

temple

temple room

From closer

castle2

View from the top

roof3

Yasaka shrine

temple2

pagoda

Deers

They are lurking everywhere in the park. You can feed them if you want. Very friendly.

jumping deer

Nagasaki

The location of the second atomic bomb. There is a very sad Atomic Bomb Museum.

Great hike to the top of the mountain

gate on top

view from top

Famous gate in water

gate in water

gate in water night

Roof

roof

roof2

Kiyomizu-dera

kiyomizu-dera

Temples

gate

Todaiji

todaiji

Beppu

Not very known but extremely beautiful area with hot springs and mountains. I really recommend visiting this place if you get to Kyushuu.

Monkey mountain

monkey

Kasuga-taishi

temple

Kagoshima

The south end of the Shinkasen line in Kyushuu. Across the water, the volcano Sakurajima is sometimes active.

Aquarium

big fish

fish

fish2

star

Seven hells of Beppu

Seven extremely hot springs with great surrounding locations. Each hell has a different theme, and it is possible to walk between all of them.

Sakurajima volcano

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City aquarium

strange fish

Tropical plants

water plants

tropical trees2

cacti

Jellyfish

jelly fish

Squid

aquarium

Starfish

aquarium2

Hot springs

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hell

hell4

Aligator farm

aligator

aligator warning

aligator skeleton

Another jellyfish

jelly fish2