Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
There seems to be a varying list of what makes Japan’s list of cities with the best evening and night views. The views in Mt. Moiwa, Nagasaki, and finally Hakodate seem to make the lists routinely. I’d missed the chance
Day 05 is when we finished the first segment of our 15-day trip and headed to its main event: a ten-day stay in Hokkaido. We’d initially booked an 8AM ANA flight from Haneda to New Chitose Airport. Hotel Mystays Haneda
The Hakone Ropeway brought us from Owakudani to Sounzan Station, the latter being also the terminal point of the system. The plan from earlier on was to next make our way to the popular open-air museum — famous for its
We disembarked at Togendai, and lunched at the Togendai View Restaurant. Seating was plentiful even on a fairly busy Sunday weekend, and prices of items were between ¥1000 to ¥1400 — slightly high for the general quality of food offered,
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 Suruga Bay.
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 choose one
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 – there’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 sightseeing 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 were 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
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