Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
I’m writing this onboard the flight back home from Nagoya to Singapore, SQ671. The flight took off at 10:42AM and should be arriving home slightly earlier at 3:45PM than the scheduled arrival time of 4PM Singapore time, with a just-under
My second visit to Shirakawa-go, with the first during winter in December 2022. I guess the most important question is: is the village worth a second visit in a different season? I reckon if you’re in Gifu or Aichi Prefecture,
Takayama was another 1 hr 20 minutes drive from Gujo Hachiman. We’d stayed in Takayama for two nights during the 2022 trip, largely as a springboard for us to visit Shirakawa-Go and also the Hida Takayama Village. I’d initially thought
One of the places that we really wanted to visit during our Japan 2022 trip was Gujo Hachiman. This small riverside town is situated in Gifu Prefecture, about 1.5 hours away from Nagoya. The rural town is visited particularly for
The third and last hotel of my 10 day trip to Nagoya-Toyota City was back in Nagoya again, and I opted for a simple i.e. cheap stay at a property near Nagoya train station. I was staying for just three
The about 3.7km trail has three highlight landmarks: Taisho Pond, Tashiro Pond, and Kappa Bridge, and most visitors who are following the easy trail will be visiting these three places in that order. I didn’t really find Kappa Bridge very
The second of the three day trips I booked for this Japan work trip. Our Ang Mo bud had also decided on a spur of the moment to fly to Japan and join me on this day trip before he
The conference I’m attending this week is hosted in Toyota City. The city is east of Nagoya and about an hour’s train ride away, and there seemed to be at least two different routes from Nagoya Station itself. The route
The work event I’m attending over these four days is hosted in Toyota City, about an hour by train east of Nagoya. Like many other built-up cities, there are hotels that are near the train station — Toyotashi Stn in
One of those things at work that I’m really grateful for is the opportunity to travel, and particularly to Japan, as it’s where an annual tech teaching and learning conference I’m involved in is routinely hosted. The conference has recently
The first of three hotels I’m staying at on this 10 day trip to Nagoya – Toyota City. There are a number of 3 star establishments on the west side of Nagoya Station with affordable room rates. The Via Inn
About a 20 minute drive — or a 7.6km walk if one is up to it — is Tsumago-juku, the next post town along the Nakasendo Trail after Magome-juku. Magome was busy, while Tsumago was, in comparison, much more laid
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