Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Japan, Castles, Shinkansen trains—and a bit of me I thought I’d lost

 


I have just returned from travelling around Japan. It was the first visit for both of us, and we absolutely loved it.

I'm sharing the most beautiful sight I saw: Himeji Castle. It is quite literally breathtaking.

More information: https://www.himejicastle.jp/en/  

I could write for hours about what we loved most about Japan.

What impressed me the most was how kind, gentle, and hardworking the Japanese people are – and how incredibly safe Japan feels.

We bought a 14-day Japan Rail Pass and took many journeys on the shinkansen. We really enjoyed riding them!

Before this trip, we hadn’t travelled long-distance for over ten years (for various reasons), and I was a bit nervous – the world had changed since our travelling days. But we were absolutely thrilled to discover that the spirit of adventure is still very much alive in us.



4 comments:

  1. Dear Klara,
    This is a very happy read! Thank you so much for sharing the joy of visiting Japan with us. The picture is just gorgeous ♡.

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  2. What a gorgeous picture! I'm glad you had a great time in Japan and it was such a welcoming, safe place.

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  3. I'm glad you had a great trip!! It sounds totally awesome. I enjoyed the website for the Himeji Castle so thank you for that. I really love that you found a bit of you that you thought you'd lost. <3

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  4. Beautiful! I'm glad you had a good time there. (I've been a bit nervous about travelling lately too!)

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