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Heading Back to Tokyo! (Shibuya on a Friday Night)

May 5, 2024 by hollyGS

We started our long travel day at Nyuto Onsen in Akita prefecture. We woke up in our super comfy futon on the tatami floors of our lovely Ryokan at 7 am. We had to quickly get dressed and head down to have a specially arranged early breakfast in the dinning area, which was just what we needed as fuel to keep us going for the long day ahead… After one of the most incredible breakfasts, (we write all about it […]

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SNOW MONKEYS in Hokkaido Northern Japan (Hakodate)

February 8, 2024 by hollyGS

We took the street car to Yunokawa-Onsen station where we walked about 15 minutes to the Hakodate botanical gardens where the snow monkeys live! The walk from the tram stop was along the river and was actually really lovely, even in the deep snow and cold. The entrance ticket to the botanical garden was 300 Yen or about $3. The monkeys were outdoors right by the entrance. There wasn’t much snow, but the monkeys looked happy in their warm natural […]

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Full of MONSTERS! Rural Town in Japan Full of Yokai!

January 28, 2024 by hollyGS

We went down to the public bath at 6am for one last soak in the onsen before check out. My bath had two ladies in there already. The view out the window was so snowy and gorgeous, with the snow capped peaks in the distance and the snow softly coming down. After a good long soak, Jives and I sat and had a coffee together in the common room before heading back to the room to pack up our stuff. […]

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KAPPA FISHING in Tono, Iwate Prefecture Japan. (Winter Fishing in Japan)

January 18, 2024 by hollyGS

I woke up at 5am and wrote in my book and had a coffee as Jives slept. At 6am I headed down to the onsen for the opening, hoping to get it to myself. As I arrived a young boy and his mom were heading down to the onsen as well. It was nice to only have a few people in the bath, as one more lady arrived. I spent about 30 minutes in the water and then dried off […]

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First Experience in a Japanese PUBLIC BATH // Hot springs in Northern Japan

January 14, 2024 by hollyGS

First Experience in a Japanese PUBLIC BATH // Hot springs in Northern Japan

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Travelling to Northern Japan (Activating our JR passes)

January 7, 2024 by hollyGS

We walked to Asakusa station, but on the Ginza subway line. We paid the fare and went to Ueno station where we got on the JR Yamanote line, my favourite train line ever, to Tokyo Station. At Tokyo station we found the JR railway cafe to exchange our JR pass vouchers to our JR passes. We took a number from the machine and waited a few minutes for a lady to help us. The JR are not as elaborate now […]

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Flying to Tokyo Japan in Winter (First Impressions)

December 27, 2023 by hollyGS

We packed up the last of our stuff and headed for the airport at about 8:30am. After a stop at the bank and the gas station, we were on the road to the airport. It was morning rush hour so it took a bit over an hour to get to Toronto. We parked in the park and fly lot in Etobicoke and jumped in a shuttlebus to terminal one – Air Canada. Our shuttle bus was full to capacity with […]

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NORTHERN JAPAN In WINTER!!

December 17, 2023 by hollyGS

On February 1st we jumped on a plane to Tokyo Narita Airport to experience Japan in the middle of winter. We activated out JR train passes and headed straight for Northern Japan, where they receive some of the highest snow falls in the world!! We visited Tono, Iwate, the home of Yokai and tricky spirits before heading further north to take the bullet train under the sea to Hokkaido, visiting the amazing port town of Hakodate, the death valley of […]

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Tag: mixed onsen

Heading Back to Tokyo! (Shibuya on a Friday Night)

SNOW MONKEYS in Hokkaido Northern Japan (Hakodate)

Full of MONSTERS! Rural Town in Japan Full of Yokai!

KAPPA FISHING in Tono, Iwate Prefecture Japan. (Winter Fishing in Japan)

First Experience in a Japanese PUBLIC BATH // Hot springs in Northern Japan

Travelling to Northern Japan (Activating our JR passes)

Flying to Tokyo Japan in Winter (First Impressions)

NORTHERN JAPAN In WINTER!!