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Amanohishidate and more - cheap yen and no Chinese tourists ?

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So you like Japan and the yen is at an all time low? Plus the fact that the winds of politics have blown away all the Chinese tourists ? Timing could not be better for my trip and I didn’t even plan it for the above scenario.   But Kyoto is known to be packed with tourists at this time of the year with the autumn leaves beckoning.   Apart from squeezing with the tourists are there any other places to go and see those gorgeous leaves ? So I went with my lil un about two years ago and we did the usual places : bamboo forest, clear water temple, geisha district, tori gates and also the aquarium.   You can choose to brace the crowds or try out next places. So this time we planned   Bamboo forest but take the sagano romantic train   Kyoto train museum   Nara deer park And the prize - Amanohishidate   We will try some nice food places and do a bit of shopping too I first heard this from a friend and decided to look into it in detail and found out it’s one of...
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Jiuzaigou in four hours and Mianyang, China in a week

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It’s that time of the year for my missions to China once more and this time the first segment of the trip is quite arduous.   So I got an invitation to go to Mianyang  绵阳  in Sichuan for some talks and work. I’ve never heard of it so some googling helped me discover it was the epicenter of the 2008 big Sichuan earthquake.   But more importantly it was a relatively short distance away from the beautiful Jiuzaigou!   Now short in massive China is a relative thing but it was doable.   However if you are planning a trip, the typical route is to take a plane from SIN to TFU (Chengdu airport) then you take a cab / bus and possibly a train to the Chengdu East Train station, then a high speed train to the newly opended Huanglong station then a cab to your hotel in JZG. So basically I will take a red eye flight to Chengdu then a driver will take me to holiday inn express in Jiuzaigou then rest for the night. Early next morning I’ll go inside the park with the aid of...
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