Re: [Leica] Trip to Japan

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

>M3 in hand, I am off to Osaka towards the end of the month and
>will be in Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe throughout October.
>
>I would appreciate any advice and recommendations from people
>who have been there recently, or live there. (e.g. places you
>liked, areas to avoid, special events and festivals during
>Oct. etc).
>
>I would also be delighted to meet other LUGgers in this area.
>If anyone would be interested, please contact me.
>
>Finally, suggestions for good camera shops and labs (E6/C41)in
>Osaka are welcome.
>
>cheers - Nikolas

Oh where do I start, and how I envy you :-). Before you go, get a 
rail pass. You cannot buy them there, and it will allow you to travel 
all over Japan. We even did a day trip to Tokyo from Kyoto just 
because the weather was bad ;-)

Kyoto will delight you, especially photographically. Autumn colour 
will however be fading by then. I don't know much about Kobe except 
for the beef, but the areas along the coast south of there are easily 
accessible and a sheer delight.

If you can find people/ locals to help you, your experience will be 
all the richer.

Good luck and have fun

Cheers: I will try to post some images from Japan again and think of 
some names etc for you



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