Usha's Odyssey

Usha's Odyssey is a travel blog that focuses on sharing traveling stories, photos, and maps. The goal of the blog is to share personal experiences.

Hakuba (Nagano) - 2006

Nagano Prefecture is located in north central part of Honshu island. It became famous when winter olympics were held in 1998. The games...

Usha Shah

Mar 254 min read

Kyoto the wonderland

I am going to write about a few of my favourite destinations in Kyoto. Most of the sightseeing in Kyoto is Buddhist temples and Shinto...

Usha Shah

Oct 4, 202411 min read

Going Solo in Japan 16 – Mt.Fuji

For anyone going to Japan, Mt. Fuji or Fujisan as it is popularly called in Japanese, is a big attraction. Mount Fuji is a solitary peak...

Jan 11, 20245 min read

Going Solo in Japan 12 -Cranes in Kyushu

Japanese name for Cranes is Tsuru. In India they are called Kunjar in National language. In Japanese culture cranes are considered...

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Mar 26, 201214 min read

Going Solo in Japan (Mt. Asama and Shiraito waterfall) October 2009

During our visits to Saku General hospital, where we went at least 3 times, we had a chance to explore surrounding attractions. Nagano...

Usha Shah

Oct 2, 20093 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN – 9 – SHIRETOKO / ABASHIRI ( 2008 )

Whenever I talked to friends in Japan about sightseeing, they would ask me if I have been to Shiretoko? I had not much heard about this...

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Jun 29, 20083 min read

GOING SOLO in Japan 10 – NAGASAKI

During our several visits to Kyushu we went to Nagasaki only once. We went to Nagasaki as a young doctor whom we new very well had...

Apr 30, 20042 min read

Going Solo in Japan 16 – TAKAYAMA

Whenever we were in Kyoto we went to several interesting towns. Takayama is a city in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. To...

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Jan 2, 20032 min read

Going Solo in Japan – VISIT TO OKINAWA (2000)

During our frequent visits to Japan, only once we had a chance to go to Okinawa. Okinawa islands are located south of Kyushu island....

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Apr 5, 20022 min read

Going Solo in Japan 15 (Daisetsuzan) - 2002

Daisetsuzan National Park, also known as Taisetsuzan, is a large national park located in the central part of Hokkaido, Japan. It...

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Feb 1, 20021 min read

GOING SOLO in Japan 3 – BYODOIN TEMPLE

Our first visit to UJI. I had never heard of this small but famous town located halfway between two historical cities – Kyoto and Nara....

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Aug 15, 20013 min read

Going Solo in Japan (Kagawa – Shikoku) - 1999

In the year 1999 we went to Japan twice. Earlier we had been there in August to visit a few hospitals. But in late November we went again...

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Oct 13, 19993 min read

Going Solo in Japan 10 – Japanese Alps (1997)

The Japanese Alps refers to a series of mountain ranges that traverse the main island of Japan. These mountain ranges are divided into...

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Jan 4, 19973 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN – 6 JAPAN (EAST)

While we were in Maizuru we had a car available for our use. So over weekends we used to drive around to interesting places. Our earlier...

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Sep 22, 19964 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN – 5 Hakodate

After visiting the lake district we reached Hakodate by train. We had a doctor friend in this city. He received us and took us to our...

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Sep 21, 19952 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN 4 – 1995 Sapporo/ Hokaido

Our very first visit to Sapporo in Hokkaido was in 1995. Hokkaido is the Northern most island of Japan. We had gone there to attend a...

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Aug 30, 19955 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN – 2 – Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate is a pine covered sandbar that spans the mouth of Miyazu Bay in the scenic, coastal region of northern Kyoto Prefecture...

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Aug 8, 19952 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN – 3 Maizuru to Sapporo - (1995)

Boat Journey My first visit to Hokkaido was in 1995. Hokkaido is the Northern most island of Japan. We were going there to attend a...

Jul 6, 19954 min read

Going Solo in Japan (Lake Toya) - 1995

When we went to Sapporo, Hokkaido for the first time for a conference, our new friend from Maizuru had requested a local doctor in this...

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Jul 2, 19953 min read

GOING SOLO IN JAPAN -1, MAIZURU – 1995

We were going to Japan to attend a conference on Echocardiography. The conference was to be held in Sapporo, the largest city on Hokkaido...

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May 2, 19953 min read