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Visiting Dejima, the former Dutch Trading Post

Date:
25.06.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
3.6km

After a long Shinkansen transfer from Kyoto, we still wished to stretch our legs a little and thus decided to visit the former island of Dejima before going to bed. Waling south from the main railway station in Nagasaki, we quickly approached Dejima from the northwest. Even though we had read about it up front, we still were surprised to experience, how small this exclusive trading post in fact was. Going there in the evening had the advantage that we basically had the site for us and we therefore could take a good chunk of time to walk all around it and experience it closely. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Hiking Mt. Inari with the 1000 Torii gates

Date:
23.06.2025
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
6.8km

We first took a bus towards the NW of the Fushimi Inari Shrine, then walking up to the shrine (among many, many other tourists!). Further upwards, we first followed the main route, plassing through numerous red torii gates. Slightly north of Omokaru Stone, we then left the main trail, following a side-trail towards the East (Fushimi Kandakara Shrine). There, and following this minor side-trail further eastwards, we entered an amazing bamboo forest, soon later reaching an old cemetary in the woods. By that time, a thunderstorm had developed with some rain, adding to the very special atmosphere in the forest. A bit further along the trail, we then tried to find the Shiragiku waterfall, but turned around in the bamboo forest because to too many fallen bamboo trees, blocking our progress. >>>

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Hiking down from Mt. Hiei

Date:
22.06.2025
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
7.5km

We wished to visit Mt. Hiei in the NE of central Kyoto, but were not ready to hike up to it, given the high summer temperatures. We thus chose to take, first, the Eizan Cable Car and, then, the Eizan Ropeway, up to a place near the top of Mt. Hiei. Walking eastwards from there, we first made it to the actual top of Mt. Hiei, before descending along a hiking trail to the graveyard behind the Enryakuji Temple. Walking through this graveyard in the forest, early in the morning, was a special moment. After visiting the Enryakuji Temple (several of the buildings), we then hiked down the mountain along a hiking trail towards the East (in parallel to the cable car that comes up from Sakamoto). It was impressive to see that quite a few others hiked in the opposite direction, i.e., up the mountain >>>

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Visiting Nishiki Market in Kyoto

Date:
21.06.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
6.3km

Quite a bit jet-lagged, we still wished to make a nice walk through the narrow streets of Kyoto, picking Nishiki Market, north of the main train station of Kyoto, as our goal. On our way north, we also passed by the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, but they were already closing their gates for the day. Walking along off-beat, narrow streets gave us some good and apparently authentic impression of Kyoto. Nishiki Market is then really impressive. Buzzling with people, numerous small shops offering food and other goods, even in the evening. Back, we then took a slighly more easterly route, adding to our Kyoto impression. A good start to some nice weeks in Japan! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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