Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
We said goodbye to Asahiyama Zoo, and headed for a late lunch at the Herb Garden Furano as part of the day tour group arrangements. The buffet-styled lunch was alright though nothing particularly special. The restaurant has a large souvenir
I lugged the Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 lens all the way from Singapore to Japan just to take close-ups at Asahiyama Zoo, and the two hour visit – short as it was – netted a tidy number of keepers. We didn’t
We booked for two day outings this trip – one to Asahikawa, and the other to Lakes Toya and Shikotsu. Sure, the places are fairly on the map and well-traveled to places for both of these day trip days, and
We descended Mt. Moiwa after I had my fill of evening shots of Sapporo city from the summit, and headed back to downtown for a quick look at part of the winter illumination at Odori Park, and also Susukino. Some
There seems to be a varying list of what makes Japan’s list of cities with the best evening and night views. The views in Mt. Moiwa, Nagasaki, and finally Hakodate seem to make the lists routinely. I’d missed the chance
Day 05 is when we finished our first segment of our 15 day trip, and headed to its main event: a ten day stay in Hokkaido. We’d initially booked an 8AM ANA flight from Haneda to New Chitose airports. Hotel
The Hakone Ropeway brought us from Owakudani to Sounzan stations, the latter being also the terminal point of the system. The plan from earlier on was to next make our way to the popular open air museum – famous for
We disembarked off Togendai, and lunched at the Togendai View Restaurant. Seating was plenty even on a fairly busy Sunday weekend, and prices of items were between ¥1000 to ¥1400 – slightly high for the general quality of food offered,
The Mishima Skywalk is a relatively new construction: it was completed just three years ago, and its sole purpose is as a visitor attraction for Hakone: this longest in Japan suspension bridge offers visitors panoramic views of Mt. Fuji and
There are two popular places to get a good view of Mt. Fuji – the 12,389 feet tall mountain of Japan – Hakone, or Lake Kawaguchi. Both places can be included in the same trip, though most people seem to
The photos I managed at gorgeous late autumn and fall colors at Shinjuku Gyoen deserve their own post. was just stunning! Day 03’s reporting done. We’re off to Hakone next in Day 04!
We’d initially put together a pretty long itinerary for the day. Tsukiji Outer Market and the Omiya Railway Museum before noon, then Shinjuku Gyoen, Yoyogi Park and Harajuku – here’s apparently a Disney store there and Hannah’s Pluto plush toy
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