Kagoshima, Japan

On the 10th of July we took the train to go all the way down to Kagoshima to find my dear friend Miki who I met ten years ago in the US and have never seen again since...

Travelling is tiring

The Shinkansen, the Japanese high-speed train. It goes with an average of 206 km/h (stops included) - Good Morning Deutsche Bahn!

Changing trains and finding the right platform when you are not able to read is much guesswork

We made it!

A footbath at the foot of Sakura-Jima

At the observatory of the still active vulcano -

I found her!!!

Miki took us to the hot springs

Shabu-shabu for dinner - we ate for hours!

And sushi for lunch the next day

then some sightseeing at the house and garden of the Shimadzu family

and in the evening Miki organized a gathering of some friends and colleagues. We enjoyed ourselves a lot with all these lovely people and the good food. Cheers everybody!!!

The remains of the day we spent at a traditional local restaurant.

We`ll be back! Promised!

Tokyo, Japan

The first couple of days in Japan we almost felt a little savaged. And we couldn`t believe how clean it was there, especially after coming from India.

Our first dinner in Japan we had in a tiny foodstall in Shinjuku - yummy!

The view from the town hall of the prefecture of Tokyo.

A WALK THROUGH TOWN

"Lost in translation" - Feeling like an illiterate is an interesting and sometimes really frustrating experience.

Thankfully somebody invented those picture menus!

This poor little bridge was covered by a 6-lane motorway when the city grew too fast

They have some really unconventional architecture here

AND A TOUR BY BUS

Tokyo Tower

earthquake buffer

Shibuya Crossing: The world's busiest street crossing and the location famous for having the highest density of cellphones anywhere on Earth

The House of Parliament

At Ueno Park