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Since we ended up leaving Himeji earlier than planned, we got an extra half day in Kyoto. All the tourist destinations in Japan close between 4 and 6, so ordinarily getting there around 3:30 wouldn’t have been much of a gain, but since it was cherry blossom season, there were a few things open until …
After Magome and Tsumago we took a shinkansen train from Nagoya to Himeji. We stayed in a business hotel right across from the train station, and pretty close to Himeji Castle, called the Dormy Inn. In Japan, business hotels are very bare bones. Bed, bathroom, that’s about it. The rooms are tiny, and there aren’t …
We stayed the night in Nagoya because it’s a great place from which to travel to Magome and Tsumago. It was our next stop as we made our way south. We stayed at a beautiful Marriott hotel that is attached to the train station. From the hotel we walked across the street to the bus …
From Nikko we caught a regional train north to the Ryokan we were staying at. A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn. When we got off the train, the entire station was CLOSED. I mean there was not a single soul around. The strip mall it’s located in was EMPTY, and most of the lights …
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For my birthday, my husband took me to Japan, and it was amazing. We flew into Tokyo and landed around 3:00 p.m. We quickly bought a Japanese SIM card for my phone so we could have data without paying for an international plan. We use my data for emails, google maps, looking things up, etc. …
Usually, I look forward to January and February as very calm, boring, quiet months. I need a break from the craziness that starts in September. Actually, it starts in March or April and goes on the rest of the year. I actually like calm, boring and quiet. I’ve also been looking forward to this time …