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Why I will Never Fly Air China Again |Tokyo to Beijing to Montreal to Toronto!

June 30, 2020 by hollyGS

We woke up at 5:00 am to check out and catch the first Yamanote line to transfer to the Haneda airport monorail. This was the start of a terrible uncomfortable travel day! (To Book Train Travel in Japan Click Here) We got to the airport around 6:30 am, our flight was at 8:30am. The check in line was massive… but for some reason when we finally got to the counter we were treated extra terribly. In the time it took […]

Categories: Asia, Canada, China, Japan • Tags: air canada, air china, Asia, bad, bad review, China, flight, flying, flying asia, hanead airport, Japan, montreal, re booked, stop over, terrible, terrible flights, tokyo, toronto, travel vlog

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Day Trip to Kamakura, Japan (Ancient Capital City)

June 21, 2020 by hollyGS

Jives and I decided to take the train to Kamkura from Tokyo on a day trip, while Gaby went to an art opening in Ginza for Junji Ito. We started out around 8:30am and took the Yamanote line to Tokyo Station. (To Book Train Travel in Japan Click Here) From there we transferred to the JR Yokosuku line to Yokosuka (stopping in Kamakura). The trip took about 1.5 hours. *Get off at Kamakura not Kita-Kamakura, which is the stop before* […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, backpacker, backpackers, backpacking, budget japan, cheap japan, cherry blossoms, conveyor sushi, craft beer, Daibutsu, daibutsu-den, day trip, explore, giant buddha, Japan, jr train, kamakura, Kosokuji, kotoku-in, mugiwara store, one piece store, picnic, sakura, sushi, taito station, tokyo, travel japan, what to do, what to eat, what to see

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Nakano Broadway |AND Odaiba’s new Gundam Robot

June 14, 2020 by hollyGS

We spent the morning in Mitaka at the Ghibli Museum (you can read in our previous post all about that!) but on the way back to Tokyo we stopped off at Nakano Broadway. (To Book Train Travel in Japan Click Here) Nakano Broadway is a crazy nerd paradise! There are four floors ,and possibly a basement of everything an otaku could dream of: manga, figurines, costumes, trains, dolls, animation cells… We spent a few hours here and then had conveyor […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: anime, arcade, Asia, budget japan, bullet train sushi, buying tickets, cheap japan, cherry blossom season, conveyor belt sushi, do it yourself, figurines, games, gundam, gundam show, how to, island, Japan, jr train, JRpass, light show, mandarake, manga, nakano broadway, nerd, nintendo, odaiba, otaku, rainbow bridge, retro, robot, sakura season, see the world, self guided walking tour, statue, super famicom, sushi, the new gundam robot, tokyo, tokyo monorail

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The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka Japan| How to get tickets

June 7, 2020 by hollyGS

We woke up and had coffee before heading to Mitaka for the Ghibli Museum. Mitaka is a city on the outskirts of Tokyo (to the west). You can easily access Mitaka station with your JR pass from central Tokyo. From our airbnb we took the Yamanote line to Shinjuku Station then transferred to the Chou JR line. The Chou line transects Tokyo, and you can get on it at a few stations across Tokyo. Mitaka is only a few stops […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: animation, Asia, backpackers, backpacking, budget japan, cat bus, cheap japan, cherry blossoms, chou line, do it yourself, ghibli museum, Ghibli museum三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, Hayao Miyazaki, how to, Japan, JRpass, laputa robot, mitaka, princess mononoke, sake, sakura season, self guided, short film, spirited away, studio ghibli, tickets, tokyo, top 10, top 5, walking tour, what to do, what to see, yamanote line

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Ueno Park Sakura Viewing |Hoppy St., Asakusa, Akihabara, Shinjuku!

May 17, 2020 by hollyGS

We woke up and went to the Kombini to grab some food for a makeshift Hanami party at Ueno Park. We got to see the most amazing display of cherry blossoms!!!! We arrived before the big crowds, which was amazing! We walked around the big pond in Ueno Park and saw a lot of stalls set up selling festival foods. We then headed to Gotokuji to try and see the waving cat shrine. This was a bit disappointing because we […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: akihabara, april, asakusa, Asia, backpackers, backpacking, blossom viewing, budget japan, cat shrine, cheap japan, cherry blossoms, conveyor belt sushi, do it yourself, gotokuji temple, hanami, hoppy, hoppy st, Japan, jr pass, neon lights, sakura, self guided, sensoji temple, shinjuku, tokyo, travel blog, travel japan, travel vlog, Ueno park, what to do, what to see

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Nagoya to Tokyo

May 12, 2020 by hollyGS

We woke up at 8:30am and headed to the hostel cafe for a buffet breakfast of toast, egg and riceballs. It was 500 Yen but totally worth it! We checked out at 10:00am and walked to the Nagoya central station to take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Tokyo. The journey took about 1 hour and 45 minutes and was free with our JR pass (as long as you take the Hikari or Kodama trains). (To Book Train Travel in Japan Click […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: 711, airbnb, Asia, backpackers, backpacking, budget japan, cheap japan, cherry blossoms, do it yourself, hanami, harajuku, harajuku waffles, Japan, japan fashion, jr pass, maps, sakura, self guided walking tour, shibuya, shibuya 109, shinkansen, shopping, travel blog, travel couple, travel vlog, what to do, what to see

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24 Hours in Nagoya

May 3, 2020 by hollyGS

We took the Osaka loop line to Osaka station, then the Kyoto JR line to Shin-Osaka (this is where the long distance trains leave from), where we got tickets on the Hikari Shinkansen to Nagoya, leaving at 12:16 and arriving at 13:25. The journey was free with out JR passes (for more information about the JR pass, I’ve written a whole post about how to get them). We then bought delicious train bentos to eat on the train. Mine had […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, backpackers, backpacking, budget travel, buget travel, cheap japan, cherry blossom season, cherry blossoms, free things, Harmonium Parlour, Japan, JRpass, mandarake, Nagoya, open mic, Plastic Factory Nagoya, ramen shop, retro figurines, retro games, sakura, self guided walking tour, shinkansen, street festival, street food, super famicom, super potato, tokaido, tourism japan, travel japan, travel vlog, vlog, walking tour, what to do, what to eat, what to see

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Osaka Castle |Sakura Viewing

April 29, 2020 by hollyGS

We woke up at 7:00am and headed to Osaka Castle on the Osaka loop line. (To Book Train Travel in Japan Click Here) We stopped at a bakery for breakfast once we arrived at JR Osaka Jokoen Station. There wasn’t space for the three of us to sit and eat breakfast together, but the nice ladies next to me moved so that we could sit together. People in Japan are so friendly! We then walked into the Osaka Castle Park, […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: backpackers, backpacking, budget travel, cheap japan, cheap travel, cherry blossom season, cherry blossoms, couple travel, hanami, how to get to, Japan, japanese garden, jr pass, kotatsu, n64, osaka, osaka castle, party, sakura, self guided walking tour, tourism japan, travel vlog, viewing, vlog, walking tour, what to do, what to eat, what to see

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Day Trip to Fushimi Inari Shrine from Osaka

April 12, 2020 by hollyGS

We took the train from Osaka to Kyoto central station (see the post before if you want that information). We then took the Nara Line from Kyoto station and got off at Inari Station. Inari was intense. There were so many tourists, and it was raining now, so the crowds walking with their umbrellas was a lot to handle. (To Book Train Travel in Japan Click Here) We first walked down the street and found some street vendors selling delicious […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, backpackers, backpacking, budget travel, cheap japan, cheap travel, cherry blossom season, do it yourself, fox, fox shrine, fushimi inari, inari, izakaya, Japan, Kyoto, nara, okinomoyaki, osaka, sakura season, self guided, self guided walking tour, street food, taiyaki, torii gates, walk, walking tour, what to do, what to see

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