the plan was to head straight from tokyo to hakodate. due to unforseen circumstances, we were forced to spend a night in aomori then move to hakodate the next morning. read the story here: hokkaido/july 2014 – preamble. the port city, onsen town, capital and dessert paradise from aomori 青森 […]
A not-so-perfect plan Last July, we packed the whole family to Hokkaido. Because the venerable ones decreed that if we were heading to Japan, then to Hokkaido, they must go. Since the planner was given a free rein, and in spite of a few, not-so-minor constraints (no driving, […]
When in Tokyo, do as other tourists do … Tokyo is so big and there are so many things to see and do, it is impossible to cover them all in a few days. Inevitably, we all gravitate to the same hotspots ie Ginza, Roppongi Hills, Akihabara, Harajuku, Asakusa […]
With Patience, a Crush Can be Overcometh The golden week started that weekend. But no matter. Our time in Tokyo was finite and Saturday was to be the day for Takaosan. Still, we were completely taken aback by the size of the crowd. On route #1, the entire […]
Sakura, Act 1, 2, 3 Next on our to do list: search for Sakuras. From Taenoyu, we moved on to Hanamaki Onsen in Iwate. Hanamaki Onsen was more a hotel than a traditional ryokan. Nevertheless, it was a good base from which to conduct our Sakura sleuthing. Our […]
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