Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
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
Omiya Railway Museum after the Tsukiji Outer Market was the next stop and a ball of fun, especially for P who adores all things locomotive. The museum interestingly isn’t purposed to showcase all types of trains – just the ones
The weather report showed that Day 03 was going to be the warmest of the three full days we have in the Kanagawa prefecture – perfect for a full day of sight-seeing and exploration. The first stop of the day
Yokohama feels like Tokyo-lite – sane and far less chaotic! The JR station area of course remains busy, but we traveled further south by subway on our way to the Cup Noodle Museum, and was surprised after coming out of
The city of Kamakura itself is some 30km south of Yokohama, and most visitors would visit for its temples. But since we’d dropped the two temples off our Kamakura itinerary, we had an additional hour to spend in the small
One thing I’ve underestimated so far this trip is the complexity of the train networks in Tokyo and the surrounding area. I thought I had it all figured out during my 11 day trip to Kyushu and Chūgoku in September
My parents used to tell me as a child that if I ate too much instant noodles, my hair would drop. I never got to testing the veracity of that claim, since I got too scared of my hair falling
Winter illuminations are one of the neatest highlights in any winter season visit to Japan, and we checked out the first of such spots on our first day evening at Shinjuku, and in particular the light-ups at Terrace City. This
Our two kids seemed a lot more excited about flying on our national airline than the actual trip itself. Oh, they were of course excited about going to Japan for the first time, seeing snow, enjoying cold weather (again) –
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