Japan – Travel 30 in 30

Tokyo round 2 – last few days in Japan :(

September 11, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

I returned to Tokyo from Yokohama and proceeded to continue to explore the city. First stop was Shibuya crossing because the train from yokohama dropped me off close by. I was wandering around the crossing when a group of people asked me if i wanted a free one hour walking…

Yokohama – An 18 year reunion with an old friend

September 8, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

I went to Tokyo with the intention of staying in the city for a few days, to really get a good idea of the city and what it had to offer. However, in grade 6 my friend Mark did a 1 month exchange program where a student from Japan would…

Tokyo!!!! the last days in Japan

September 8, 2018 Japan Main Posts Uncategorized No Comments

I flew into Osaka, so I was able to save Tokyo until the end of my Japanese adventure and at this point i figured I was saving the best for last. I am typically not a huge fan of large Asian cities, but for some reason Japan is different and…

Ninjas and Soba noodles – Togakushi Japan

August 27, 2018 Japan Main Posts Uncategorized No Comments

I left the hills southeast of Nagano and then headed into the hills northwest of Nagano. I had heard there was a ninja museum out there and decided that that might be a cool place to visit. There was a bus that took me out to the ninja museum, so…

Yamanouchi Japan – Monkeys Beer and Ryokan!

August 24, 2018 Japan Main Posts Uncategorized No Comments

I finished off my time in Kanazawa and it was time to jump on the Bullet train to my next destination which was another Onsen town in the middle of nowhere near Nagano Japan. Why did I decide to go to another small town in the middle of nowhere? Well…

Kanazawa and Wakura Onsen Japan – Eggs and exploration

August 22, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

After I finished up with the Dinosaur museum, I jumped back on the train which took me to Kanazawa. This was the biggest place along my train route and allowed me a good place to settle down for a few of the things I wanted to do. I opted to…

Fukui Japan – DINOSAURS!!!!!!!

August 16, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

I now have in my possession a rail pass that gives me unlimited travel on certain rail routes within the mountain region of Japan and I was excited to take advantage of this pass to explore some of the places that weren’t typical stops on Japanese itineraries. My first stop…

Kyoto Round 2 – Alone this time

August 16, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

I was told by several people that Kyoto was their favorite place in Japan and they spent 3-4 days there and it got me thinking that maybe there was more to Kyoto then what Alessia and I covered in our quick stop there a few days prior. This was also…

Hiroshima Japan – A somber start, but top rated finish!

August 16, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

I arrived in Hiroshima very early in the morning which enabled me to get a full day of sightseeing in. Obviously the main plan surrounded the Atomic bomb sites in the town. I walked to the peace park and had to wait until 10am for the museum to open. So…

Kobe Japan – The best meat I have EVER had

August 16, 2018 Japan Main Posts No Comments

I had a hard time figuring out where I wanted to go in Japan, as I had a decent ammount of time but no rail pass, so figuring out how to get around for cheap as well as where to go was constantly a challenge. I decided that I wanted…