Koyo in Kyoto! ;-) 
a forest full of Tori 
Kyoto Station 
the temple where we slept 
the beds where we slept + Japanese cabinet + André 
The shore on which we strolled 
Flo and bamboo 
Manga Internet Café 
so I have slept there ... 
a shrine in Osaka 
scream in Osaka 
(European) tradition and modernity in Osaka 
Osaka Castle 
Hitachi Tower in Osaka 
The next trip through the country of the Rising Sun to stand! This time I should not go alone, but together with Henning and Andre. Since I knew from the last trip that the Shinkansen is fast and convenient, but also very expensive, we perform this time with night buses! While taking you around 6 hours, but only half as expensive as the Shinkansen. Since Japanese whatsoever, and can sleep anywhere, it is a night bus for just the right thing! But unfortunately for Flobiginjapan containing only limited ... Well make it short for it, I've eaten is not very comfortable and not soo much sleep ... but fortunately there was before getting on the bus a free coupon for a coffee at McDonalds and we would then redeem the same, but the McDo Unfortunately, only made by 7 clock, so we had to kill an hour. Since you are not in Kyoto can spit without any significant temple meet ;-) we also watched like the first station near you! Very quiet and peaceful at this hour!
Then at 7 AM but first some coffee! luckily there was still the same when buying a Früstücksburgers NEN voucher, so it was no shortage of us coffee! ;-)
After that it went back to the station and onto the roof to the orientation and briefing. The plan was that we travel first south-east by bus and work our way up to North-East. The first temple was the temple of the 1000 Tori, the gates that allow entry into the world of the gods. Very exciting and impressive. The gates were each donated by restaurants or the like.
then followed then a temple / shrine to the next. I have some but have seen and reported on it, I let the details at this point get away.
evening we met up with Jenny, Katja and a few of her new friends. We played a little bar hopping and had a lot of fun. (+ I got my first offer of marriage was ... ;-))
The night we wanted to spend but then men in nem Zen temple. It was an interesting place to stay, but since we do not have the Zen meditation in the morning before with, it was no different in nem hotel, I would say. The plant was however very large and so we already had our first sightseeing before the departure station. Today was the north-west and west of Kyoto will be asked. It went to Kinkakuji, which with the Koyu, the autumn colors of the leaves, looked even more beautiful and Ryoanji Temple with its famous rock garden. In this large rock garden stones are arranged so that no matter where you look, never see all at once! Very interesting!
went: After a light lunch then to the west of the city where we wanted to meet with the girls to walk through the bamboo forest and strolling along the waterfront from temple to temple! Something for the eye to this Jaheszeit!
evening meal we were together then. There was Okonomiyki. Man ordered to what was wanted, the ingredients, beaten egg and then fry it then on a hot plate. Very tasty!
went for the passengers, there is the restaurant directly to the station and an express train to Osaka. As cities continued here, as in the Ruhr merge the transfer does not take long. Now it was the Osaka nightlife-inquire. And there was a lot to explore! Because Osaka is a bit different than Tokyo or Kyoto when it comes to nightlife and the people generally go! It was mentioned all the long nose of strangers where to go for total and if you would not feel like there or come along then! Not exactly very Japanese ... who, incidentally, asked if there is also prostitution in Japan, I would say, at least in Osaka on! (Well it is elsewhere) is because I was approached quite frankly if I wanted to have sex. But I declined politely.
The night was then spent in a Manga / Internet Cafe. A cheap alternative to a hotel or hostel. The famous capsule hotels, we have also discovered, but I could not persuade the two to stay there too! So in the manga shop. There were Internet, TV, massage chair, soft drinks and soft ice cream in price, that is a very nice thing. Sunday's was it then walk through Osaka but the city was like death. Shops and restaurants usually open in Japan on Sundays, but not in Osaka!
Well, after a long walk we arrived at the landmark of Osaka, the castle! Seen from afar it looks sublime, when you come closer, but it loses some of it unfortunately. Therefore, we were somewhat disappointed with Osaka. As the bus went back but only by 24 Clock 10, we tried to make the best out of it and are still around a bit wrong. The return trip was a bit more luxurious than the outward journey, but I'm still not really slept. As it but again I am vouchers were home, had a shower and then I just about exhausted / müdet to college! What a beautiful but strenuous WE!
questions or present their work in 
classrooms or make presentations of any kind So we thought, as an ordinary exchange student you have to show you there and lets see what is so! And so it was quite a lot in advance! (But not all ...) It really was a lot offer and the club members gave themselves great effort to bring (for the European taste a little too much) their goods to the man / woman. 
There were concerts of any kind here (from classical to modern jazz piano) So, something for everyone! When the 
Well, those who like .... ;-) 
So I met with Henning and a Frenchman who hstudent as Austausc Hennings at university is to drive to Nikko World Heritage Site. Right now turns in Japan namely the autumn leaves, and the need then be thought of roughly as the famous Indian Summer in the U.S.. D a time when I travel I always had been lucky with the weather (ToiToiToi) we were hoping for many great impressions! (Especially the two photo freaks)
So we bought the station a "World Heritage Pass" in which the Tempelein steps included are (little tip for future visitors to Japan end) and off we went with the Tobu line to Nik ko. After 3 hours' ride we were already on and found that when the last temples not, you probably would never have come to Nikko, for the 18,000 City residents had real village character and is not offered so much to see.
There was also a Turafikujamu (traffic jam) and so was not the way towards the temple really pleasant. But when we were through the town, offered us take the first sight, 
a sacred bridge, on which only the Shogun convert allowed and still allowed, there would be another one! A very popular photo , so we made a p recordings aar (I actually 2, the freaks 200). Then, purely in a park and we were middle of the action! 
The first temple was us! And the leaves around was actually dye already in the process to a very pretty sight!
From there it went to the next temple, the name I unfortunately forgot all and the look does not help further, but the next was the temple with the famous three monkeys,
the say no evil, hear and see. Very nice property resembles, but rather to Thailand
because in Japan, but they are just the Japanese, do not be shy influences from other cultures to integrate into your own! (At least when it suits them ...)
Because in Japan will be dark very early, close the temple, unfortunately, already at 16:30, so we made our way slowly to a slightly more remote temples.
Then we wanted to eat something now, best Sushi! But probably because the place was a holiday and also by many other tourists is visited, the prices were very expensive and we just bought a snack in the conbines ( Convenience Store ) and headed back to Tokyo. The plan: Sushi in the assembly line Asakusa. To make it short, it was not exactly cheap, but worth every yen! The freshest and best sushi of my life ( Sun fare )!
(Thanks Henning for the insider tip)
Then it went a bit tired but very full and satisfied, even back home! A successful trip!
Hi, the first picture you can see our front door, 
followed by my bed! 
requires the separate consideration! For those who think, oh, I have been to many stadiums have already seen a variety of sports and will probably not live to do soo much new, you are wrong! And that huge!
I now have s chon two sports attended and I must say the Japanese have since so their ga nz own culture. So I was at a World Cup qualifier 
Japan to Uzbekistan. The journey to
stadium is different from anything you're used to in Germany. 
Since the subway is overcrowded Kronisch here was already so do not even surprising. But obw ohl came closer to the stadium, the fans with jersey no longer have! There were on the road despite
match still mostly wearing suits. On Stadium changed the picture were just arrived gradually and even in the stadium still many around in the suit. Another difference is the way to the stadium while no fan chants! A mood at a funeral! 
But this changed dramatically when the Japanese national anthem rang out! At one time all seemed to roar as if from a throat! I was very impressed. After the hymns and then the mood had turned the crowd chants Saitamastadion a cauldron. The stadium was erected by the way for the 2002 World Cup Tet 
and is a real 
jewelry box. The
game languished unfortunately more bad than good to himself, but luckily there was beer. That made us cheer for the same easier. But then the big surprise: from the 80 min no more beer! Unthinkable, but I've seen it! The seller, who had just pack on, also had no understanding why I wanted to buy so "late" even beer! Well, the game ended 1-1 at the end, because the Japanese have not increased until late the pressure (or less by the end of beer sales). Shortly before the final whistle left then most of the stadium. That went very well mannered and calm down, so remember shortly after the final whistle the crowd just because had found a football game instead.
After this game I thought to myself, mhm, the Japanese inspired yet so for baseball would surely be times
interesting a game to see live. And a few days later I get ne e-mail from Henning, whether I would be interested to go for 300 yen to the Unibaseball? I had the! After Football experience, I thought I could now no longer shock, but I was wrong!
Both universities offered a lot for the fans. Heard so next cheerleaders
also drummers and other EIINHEITZER to everything in the stands. The Anfeuerintusiasmus went so far that one could not really concentrate on the game! And after about every third inning all went so far that the hymns of beating each university and was sung during 
that time, the fans of the other university absolutely still be! That was very strange! After the game was repeated this procedure and you can not even allowed to leave the block and going home! No, you had only the enemy can meet the necessary respect! That's probably only in Japan right? So that's what I've seen anywhere else.
It was worth it to have gone to both events despite the culture shock! If in February the sumo season is in Tokyo, I will look at this too! (Where are exchanged, the yen so far has not 1:1, what is going on there at the moment? The euro as weak as the last 8 years not! Well thanks! Because once one is out of the country and already everything goes down the drain or what? Tell me one Angie modest, that this can not go on like this!)
