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Kyoto

I think Kyoto is my favourite Japanese city. It just has so much going for it. I love how there are so many traditional Japanese shrines and homes still there but many modern buildings as well. The hotel we stayed at in Kyoto was the Hotel Resol Kyoto. This hotel was...
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A Day on our Own

On Thursday, April 4, 2019, it was to be an optional tour of Gokayama which was even further up into the mountains. By this time both Karen and I were getting tired and I certainly wasn’t used to or dressed for the cold. The activities on the optional tour sounded...
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Kanazawa City Tour

Wednesday, April 3, 2019, was a really busy day. There was a lot on the itinerary and the weather was still cold (you can tell by how we are all bundled up. Our guide Yoshi provided us with daily diaries of the previous days events so todays post will be mostly in...
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Shinkansen Ride

Today we left Hakone by motor coach and travelled to Odawara station. On our travels we saw Odawara Castle from a distance and the bus driver kindly stopped so we could all take some photos.  From there we said good bye to the driver and headed into the station to...
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Kyoto

Kyoto

Aug 8, 2019 |

I think Kyoto is my favourite Japanese city. It just has so much going for it. I love how there are so many...

A Day on our Own

A Day on our Own

Aug 7, 2019 |

On Thursday, April 4, 2019, it was to be an optional tour of Gokayama which was even further up into the mountains. By...