Japan Holiday Part II

Great Boiling Valley in Hakone is a volcanic hot spot full of sulphurous springs.
Famous Kuro Tamago (black eggs), boiled on site, their shells are a mottled black due to a chemical reaction with the sulphurous water, but the inside is quite tasty.

Typical Hakone Onsen Rooms with a hot tub on the balcony.

Day trip to Kamakura. We had a lot of fun with the Daibutsu, Japan's second largest Buddha.

Sanrokuen restaurant in Kawaguchiko, where we grilled our own meal around charcoal pits set in the floor.

From Kawaguchiko you had a wonderful view of Mount Fuji.

Day trip to Miyajima, a small island close to Hiroshima. The island is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Beatiful Tori Gate on the island.Some wild deers walking around the island. They seemed to like Bastian.

The next days we stayed over in Kyoto. Again, we had so much luck with the weather and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

Kiyomizu Temple.

Ryoanji Garden.

Spotting some Geishas on the street.

Philosopher's Path is a perfect place to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Definitely one of the highlights of our trip: Shimbashi Street in Gion, which is one of Kyoto's most beautiful streets and arguably one of the most beatiful streets in all of Asia, especially in the evening and during cherry blossom season.

Walking through the Tori Gates at Fushimi-Inari in the evening can be quite a spooky experience.

Overall, we have to say that Kyoto is definitely one of the "must-goes" in Japan. More pictures to come from Hiroshima, Kanazawa and Osaka, where our trip ended! Stay excited :O)