Day 01 @ Kawaguchiko – Fuji Q Highland

Roller-coaster amusement parks aren’t our normal thing: the missus and I certainly don’t have the thrill-seeking gene. And while the daughter is always willing to try new things and heights don’t faze her in the slightest, she’s also not the

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Day 01 @ Kawaguchiko – Shimoyoshida Honcho Street

We spent about an hour in Arakura-yama Sengen Park – that includes the time it took us to hike up and down – then returned to Shimoyoshida Station and hopped onto a bus for a short 3-minute ride to Shimoyoshida

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Day 01 @ Kawaguchiko – Arrival and Chureito Pagoda

To be truthful, we boarded our flight for Tokyo last night with more than a tiny bit of anxiety. Last year, despite coughing up the extra dough to fly with our premium national carrier at premium fares, our SQ flight

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Kanto-Chubu – Japan Dec 2023 – Planning – Part 5

And finally, a last post on toys that are coming along for this trip. With just a few hours before we head to the airport, I’m going all minimalist this trip! The amount of gear for this Japan year-end trip

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Kanto-Chubu – Japan Dec 2023 – Planning – Part 4

It’s now just a week before we head off to our 18-day-long holiday in Japan. We’ve continued to check, re-check, and improve our long itinerary, and at this point, we’re about ready to go. Since our last post where we

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