{"id":8602,"date":"2014-01-11T12:22:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seidenpriester.wordpress.com\/?p=8602"},"modified":"2019-03-24T22:22:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T21:22:40","slug":"first-sum-up-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?p=8602","title":{"rendered":"Conclusion of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Top 6:<\/strong> It was hard to decide. Do I vote for whole days single events. The compromise I made is ok.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ainokura und Shirakawa incl. the stay over night<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Koyasan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neujahr am Kane-ji<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kisodani (Magome, Nakasendo, Tsumago)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tokyo Jissha Tour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dezome Shiki 2013<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.seidenpriester.de\\\/?p=8602\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"810\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 805px; height: 367px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 556px; height: 371px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?attachment_id=5940\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5940\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-m&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1356998233&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Neujahr am Kane-ji\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Neujahr am Kane-ji&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1004-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1004-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1004.jpg\" width=\"552\" height=\"367\" align=\"left\" title=\"Neujahr am Kane-ji\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Neujahr am Kane-ji<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 249px; height: 371px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?attachment_id=5795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5795\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp2700.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2008,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-m&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1199302113&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Okunoin, Koyasan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Okunoin, Koyasan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp2700-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp2700-685x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp2700.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"367\" align=\"left\" title=\"Okunoin, Koyasan\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Okunoin, Koyasan<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 805px; height: 564px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 424px; height: 568px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?attachment_id=6041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6041\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp9674.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-m&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1356790684&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"(4) Magome, Nakasendo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;(4) Magome, Nakasendo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp9674-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp9674-1024x685.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp9674.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"281\" align=\"left\" title=\"(4) Magome, Nakasendo\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">(4) Magome, Nakasendo<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?attachment_id=5951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5951\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1109.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-m&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357036568&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tokyo Jissha, Kanda Myojin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Jissha, Kanda Myojin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1109-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1109-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp1109.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tokyo Jissha, Kanda Myojin\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Tokyo Jissha, Kanda Myojin<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 381px; height: 568px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?attachment_id=6103\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6103\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp4655.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2008,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-m&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357470860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;68&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dezome Shiki 2013\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dezome Shiki 2013&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp4655-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp4655-685x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/igp4655.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"564\" align=\"left\" title=\"Dezome Shiki 2013\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Dezome Shiki 2013<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 805px; height: 536px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 805px; height: 540px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/?attachment_id=5905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5905\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp8332.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-m&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1356628803&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ainokura (Gokayama)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ainokura (Gokayama)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp8332-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp8332-1024x685.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seidenpriester.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/igp8332.jpg\" width=\"801\" height=\"536\" align=\"left\" title=\"Ainokura (Gokayama)\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Ainokura (Gokayama)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Again there is one rule that saved the day: Matsuri. If you are travelling to Japan, also plan to visit at least 2 festivals. They are always give you memories you can tell your grand children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Worst 5:<\/strong> It was also hard to declare the worst 5 days of this journey. All days were somewhere in the middle. No really outstanding highlight or disappointments.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Stop in Inuyama.<\/strong> This day sucks. Everything went wrong. There was a lot of bus and train involved but the last 10 miles killed the mood: missed train connections, rain, half of the attractions were closed, the other half was not that impressive. It all ending with the unwanted stop in Kisofukushima.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>30. Dezember.<\/strong> Travelling back from Kusatsu to Tokyo is a nightmare if you miss the one and only good connection between bus, train and Shinkansen. It was worse that the change from Ainokura to Kisodani.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>31. Dezember until 23 Uhr. <\/strong>This day I lost to bad planning too. The Metropolitain Garden was closed, the sky tree had an unexpected queue. In the end I was running around without aimless.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Amanohashidate<\/strong>. I expected more. But in the end end it was not worth the long trip. This day falls into the category: I was there, now the next entry of the to do list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Asuka and Eihei-ji. <\/strong>Again a stupid plan that ruined the day. Never try to change to visit two places in one day. In Asakusa the shrine was far away from the train station. I lost a lot of time. And in Eihei-ji I already lost a lot of time before arriving. Again the temple was far away from the train station and only one bus. But the other half of both days was fine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All &#8222;worst 5&#8220; are the result of bad planning. Before the trip a planned every single day for weeks. On the plus side there are Shirakawa-go and Ainokura and the travel to from there to Kisodani.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Looks like I covered all intersting spots in Japan. It is getting difficult to find interesting places. This time Shirakawago and Kisodani were these places. If I look into my travel guide (Lonely Planet) there are more historic places, castles and temple. But there always like something you already know. I am afraid that there is nothing left with &#8222;I must ahave seen&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Left overs &#8230; One my to do list remains the last of the 3 famous gardens, three metropolitain gardens and the summit of the Fuji. Maybe a visit of the sky tree at daylight and the Yamanoto day. And there a some meseum, some Kabuki and Noh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another result of this 5th journey: I changed hotels a lot. That cased a lot of stress. You are always on the run. Rule: At least stay three days at one place.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 6: It was hard to decide. Do I vote for whole days single events. The compromise I made is ok. Ainokura und Shirakawa incl. the stay over night Koyasan Neujahr am Kane-ji Kisodani (Magome, Nakasendo, Tsumago) Tokyo Jissha Tour Dezome Shiki 2013 &nbsp; Again there is one rule that saved the day: Matsuri. 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