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Criteria for deciding where/when to travel

Environment friendliness
- Japan's trains are great and recommended.
Onsen: Japan is famous for bathes/onsen
- most popular onsen as of 2021. Excerpt, in case the site disappears: 草津（群馬）,箱根（神奈川）,登別（北海道）,道後（愛媛）,別府（大分）,有馬（兵庫）,黒川（熊本）,熱海（静岡）,由布院（大分）,下呂（岐阜）
Food:
- all regions have their specialities
Time for travel:
- around first half of April is nice because of the cherry-blooming
- early summer: rainseason/梅雨
- summer is hot/humid, but bearable

LILO: https://lilo.linux.or.jp/
Tokaido LUG: https://tokaidolug.colorfultime.net/
Events
- Kansai Open Forum: in November Osaka https://www.k-of.jp/
- Open Source Conference 2020: https://ospn.jp/

大阪ミナミ（なんば、道頓堀、心斎橋周辺）大阪の観光場所です。グリコが有名。とてもにぎやかで、美味しいお店やお土産物やさんがたくさんある
通天閣（新世界）ここも、大阪の観光場所です。下町という感じ。スパワールドという、温泉があります。https://www.spaworld.co.jp/english/
海遊館大阪にある水族館です。とても大きくて、世界最大級です。 https://www.kaiyukan.com/language/german/
梅田スカイビルとにかくかっこいい！
万博記念公園岡本太郎さんが作った「太陽の塔」が有名。国立民俗学博物館もあります。
奈良(なら)公園、東大寺（世界遺産）奈良県です。大仏はめっちゃ大きいよ。１５mくらいある。大阪から一時間。
高野山（こうやさん）、金剛峯寺（世界遺産）和歌山県です。私も行ったことがないけれど、とても良いところみたいです。自然がいっぱい。
箕面の滝 - 自然がいっぱいです。大阪の北のほう。野生の猿が。 https://www.mino-park.jp

https://travel.rakuten.co.jp/en/ – hotel lookup/reservation app
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ – flight lookup, also google flights
hotel lookup: tripadvisor trivago.de booking.com https://www.jalan.net/
https://www.econnectjapan.com/ – SIM cards for internet access. Google maps has all the subway schedules, one only needs to say “I am here and want to go there” to get guidance.
Museum caffees across Japan
Simon Essler: „Günstig reisen in Japan“

Suntory Whisky factory excursion
中山道／なかせんどう - Edo period Edo/Kyoto highway, https://tokaimon.net/blog/2017/05/05/post3345/
- Place: Kiso Hirazawa
- https://www.zenbo-seinei.com/
- city Naraijyuku, sightseeing, also on the 中山道
- city Magome
- city Tsumagome
- city Takayama, sightseeing
- city Shirakawago, Toyota Shirakawa-Go Eco-Institute, https://toyota.eco-inst.jp/ , +++. Also good as base for hiking trips.
- sightseeing Shirakawago unesco village https://shirakawa-go.org/
- city Gokayama, family Mirakami house: https://www.mustlovejapan.com/subject/murakami_house/
- Wajima morning market at 9:00
- Eiheiji temple, 200 monks live there
- Spa Hotel Yuraku
- Tojinbo sea sightseeing
- Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum, https://www1.city.obama.fukui.jp/obm/mermaid/
- Amanohashidate fishers village, mountain with lift
- Ine, Kyoto prefecture: port seeing/ship cruise
trains: Japan has some special trains, many very expensive though. Twilight express, train suite, ななつ星in九州. Tickets start at $2.500 for one overnight trip.
Shikoku by bike
https://www.kalzumeus.com/japan-recommendations/ - Tokyo and Japan recommendations
秘湯 - “secret” onsen

金沢
沖縄
上高地。温泉も山も楽しめて、そんなに暑くないと思います。
宮城県の作並温泉
立山
東京
- Jiyugaoka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiy%C5%ABgaoka,_Meguro,_Tokyo
- 大国魂神社 https://www.ookunitamajinja.or.jp/
- 報国寺(鎌倉):bamboo
https://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/10/02/7-incredible-japanese-destinations-that-tourists-havent-discovered-yet/
- Narai-Juku, village in old style, Nagano Prefecture
- Yakushima island, reachable from Kagoshima
- Standing Sushi in the Tsukiji Fish Market
- Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
- Takao Beer Mount
Ideas for golden week:
- https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2427.html
  - Dewa Sanzan: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7900.html
  - Mount Hakkoda: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3780.html
  - Okama Crater: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7929.html
  - The Japanese Alps