Japan Itinerary

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Sept 29, 2024

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First day of travel for Japan trip 2024

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Aneda airport Tokyo

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Conrad hotel

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Conrad breakfast delicious

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Close to Nippon TV station

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Tae tour guide

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East gardens of imperial palace (meije)

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Art aquarium museum (Tokyo)

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Sensoji Akasuka Temple near Harajuku area with shopping

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Building roof garden

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Shibuya crossing

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Baysocks vs toyo carps (yakohama stadium)

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Team labs emersive experience

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Stumbled on outdoor camping eating area called rainbow farm / watched little league soccer.

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Gonpachi nishi-azabu for dinner (movie kill bill) (also near Shibuya crossing).

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Tour of skytree tower with Tae.

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Akasuka Sensoji Temple (market in front called nakamise Street). Famous for oversized lantern.

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Looked at pole stickers with kids

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Ate delicious chicken ramen

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Went to hobby district

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bought manga for Hencel

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Amy and ruby shopped at ginza street

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Bruce and Jordan swam and did the sauna.

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Jordan and Bruce took skywalk and met Amy and ruby for dinner.

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Book store while waited for dinner (tautaya books ginza)

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Ate sushi (medium experience)

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Took shinkansen to Matsumoto.

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Arrived at Matsumoto (1.5hrs) met peter our guide.

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Stayed at Matsumoto jujo with public and private onsen.

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Nakamachi: Nakamachi-dori is a small portion of Matsumoto's town center with streets lined by nicely preserved

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old buildings.

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Yayoi Kusama is from Matsumoto.

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Ate lunch on frog Street -nakamac (Street cafe owned by Chinese women) delicious. Also know as Kaeru street means frog and to return (like after Temple).

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Toured Matsumoto castle

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Dinner at hotel...too fancy for kids

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Shinto religion vs. Buddhist

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Kamikochi is in Nagano prefecture. Also know as Japan alps.

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Kappabashi (kappa bridge)

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Manjal for dinner

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Mountain biking with Aki at Madarao Kogen

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Went to kiso valley

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town of narai-juku (town of a thousand houses). Real name yabuhara. NRai-juku is part of nakose so trail.

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Hiked up to torii pass

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O-jiizo Buddhist half-god (statues)

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Are street good lunch in court yard...rice sweet balls most memorable.

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Bought clothes and looked at art of local artist: Atelier miyuki (atelier_miyuki39 insta) atelier.miyuki@gmail.com

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On way to Kyoto

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Took bullet train to tsruga met on platform by Rich.

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Took thunderbird train to Kyoto.

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Toured with guide

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golden pavilion

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Bamboo forest

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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji (rakan statues depicting disciples of Buddha)

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Stayed at Kanra Tokyo

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At night Shopped at shops base of Tokyo Tower. Ate at conveyor belt sushi

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Jordan loved butter corn.

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Day 2 Kyoto

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Philosophers path. Nothing special. Maybe better for cherry blossom.

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Walked over to Kyoto University

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For dinner Ate at Pontocho (district name) Fujita (rice patty). Meal was experiential

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but kids did not love.

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Sang karaoke in Pontocho district.

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Did Fushimi inari shrine hike. That was awesome. Vermilion tori gates. 1.5 to 2 hrs hike. Not crowded.

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Ate dumpling lunch at bottom of Tokyo Tower. Yum!

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Did karaoke for across street. Much funner time.

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Went shopping in Daimaru District

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Jordan and I stumbled on to Nishiki Market

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Dinner in same area: Another C with chef Dan. Great dinner even for kids.

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Next day: Shikansen to Hakone

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Take the Hakone Ropeway from Sounzan to Owakudani

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Owakudani is the area around a crater created during the last eruption of Mount Hakone.

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Ate black egg boiled in natural hot sulphur spring water and black carbon ice cream. Ingestion of Eggs said to prolong life by 7 years.

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Saw clouded mount Fuji.

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Checked into hotel. Stayed at Gora (name of town) Kadan (human faced bovine-matter).

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Wow!!! Traditional and amazing.

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Private onsen before dinner.

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Ate dinner at hotel. All dressed in kimonos.