As part of the popular via Instagram series of posts, I’ve decided to continue with the theme that included Bangladesh via Instagram, Peru via Instagram, and the Australian Outback via Instagram to bring you Japan via Instagram.
Japan is not only an interesting and fun place to travel, it’s also very photogenic. From delicious bowls of seafood donburi to the art installations on Naoshima Island to onsen baths of Kurokawa to spending a night in a capsule hotel, it’s an aesthetically pleasing place as well as a sometimes quirky place. I’ve tried also to show you that it’s an affordable place to travel with my Japan on $70 a day post. Although people are very reserved, they are friendly, helpful if you’re in need, and excessively polite.
My trip around Japan took me to three of four main islands over 16 days. I rode buses, bullet trains, scenic mountain trains, and was even picked up by a stranger outside a convenience store when I was lost. I slept in traditional inns, hostels, and capsule hotels. I walked through traditional Japanese gardens, soaked in natural hot springs, and hiked up to cliffside temples.
Here are some of my favorite images from around Japan.
Japan via Instagram
The legendary deer of Nara do whatever they like.
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Going to miss Nara when I’m gone.
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Japanese Toro (hanging lantern)
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The start of a very beautiful journey
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These monks knew what they were doing coming up here!
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One of the finest Japanese Gardens I’ve ever walked through (Fujita Memorial Japanese Garden)
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View from the train in northern Honshu
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Now this is what I call a train lunch.
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Not quite hiking season yet in Hokkaido still ⛷
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Wish I could say I hiked to this view.
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Misty afternoon along the Nagasendo Highway (trail).
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Feeling the old atmosphere in Tsumago, in the Japan Alps.
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Himeji Castle towers above the rest of the city – a variety in modern Japan.
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It doesn’t get much sweeter than this.
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Another shot of Miyajima at twilight
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Does anyone know what event occurred here?
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Japanese engine driver doing his thing
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The conductor made me do it, I swear.
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From the very old to the very new #Japan
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Mt Fuji as seen from the Sunrise Seto train.
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A different kind of view of Mt Fuji
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The simple presentation of the Japanese meal.
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A Tori gate always leads to something good.
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Everything is so much nicer in the morning
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Does anyone know why sake barrels are sometimes outside Shinto shrines?
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If only it were clear here, you’d be looking at Mt Fuji.
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Sometimes the best views are free.
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