Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Many visitors upon descending down from the ropeway observation deck would next go on the boat that takes visitors around Lake Kawaguchi for a different view of Mt. Fuji. Tickets for the Lake Kawaguchi Sightseeing Boat Ride were already included
We observed that many hotels in the area offer shuttle bus services that bring guests from Kawaguchiko Station to their property. In fact, there’s even a bus bay – specifically Bay 10 – that is a designated pick-spot for hotel
Roller-coaster amusement parks aren’t our normal thing: the missus and myself certainly don’t have the thrill-seeking gene. And while the daughter is always willing to try new things and heights don’t faze her in the slightest, she’s also not the
We spent about an hour in Arakura-yama Sengen Park – that includes the time it took us to hike up and down – then returned to Shimoyoshida Station, and hopped onto a bus for a short 3 minute ride to
To be truthful, we boarded our flight for Tokyo last night with more than a tiny bit of anxiety. Last year, despite coughing up the extra dough to fly with our premium national carrier at premium fares, our SQ flight
And finally, a last post on toys that are coming along for this trip. With just a few hours before we head to the airport, I’m going all minimalist this trip! The amount of gear this Japan year end trip
It’s now just a week before we head off to our 18 day long holiday in Japan. We’ve continued to check, re-check, and improve our long itinerary, and at this point, we’re about ready to go. Since our last post
Finally; our 18 day planned itinerary as it is, but there are still a couple of things we’re rechecking and reviewing. It’s an 18 day-wide stretch, so the plan is in two screen shots: Days 1 to 4: From all
Our flights into and out of Narita in December booked and for a span of 18 days travel were booked several months ago. So, since July, we’d been researching and putting together the exact day by day plan – and
We moved from a relatively laid back Fukuoka city to a lifeless one in Matsue, and finally to the crowded and noisy Osaka. The hotels I stayed in each city pretty much reflected that general character too. For Osaka, I
The obligatory post about dining in Japan this trip! Well, what I had for grub varied widely, since it ran the range of hosted multi-course dinners at restaurants, conference banquet, committee buffet dinners, lunch bentos over working meetings, and finding
I really didn’t explore much of Osaka during the free time I had for this trip; and this, again, was for a variety of reasons: that this is my third time to Osaka now, that I’ve never found Osaka that
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