パウロ in Nagasaki
31 Aug 2012 Japan Nishizaka Park 西坂公園
In the 16th century the Portuguese came to Japan and brought trade and Christianity. The Emperor of Japan tolerated the new religion at first, but soon it was banned. There used to be three Japanese Christians who got baptised with the name Paulus (パウロ).
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Nagasaki – 長崎
31 Aug 2012 Japan CasaNoda
After a relaxing but short sleep I made my way to the next highway entrance. Unfortunately the location was not very good at all. Not many cars were passing by and there was also not much space to pick me up. So I decided after one hour to take the local train to access the […]
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Fukuoka – 福岡
29 Aug 2012 Japan ホテルニューガイアイン中洲東
This morning I left my hostel and took a local train to get closer to the highway. I took a 30-minutes walk to the next Service Area (サービスエリア). Accessing it was easy and legal. Like a miracle it just took me less than 5 minutes until a truck driver picked me up.
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Hiroshima – 広島
28 Aug 2012 Japan Backpackers Hostel K's House
This morning I took the local bus to get a bit outside of Matsuyama. From there I started Hitchhiking towards Imabari (今治). The first ride appeared after more than an hour. It was a young man with a tattoo on his right arm. He took me to Imabari and from there I tried to get […]
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Kyoto – Osaka – Kobe – (almost) Tokushima
25 Aug 2012 Japan 大神子
Sometimes a man has to do, what he has to do. So I decided to use my summer vacation to see more of Japan. Because trains or busses are too expensive (and boring) I travel via hitchhiking. The first destination is Tokushima (徳島).
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Gozan no Okuribi – 五山送り火
18 Aug 2012 Japan 広沢池
On August 16th Kyoto’s famous bonfire festival took place. Gozan no Okuribi roughly translates to “five mountains farewell bonfire”. This festival is also known as and is the culmination of the Buddhist festival . The Obon festival is a has its roots in Buddhist tradition that lasts several days. At the beginning of the festival, […]
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