"romantic" train ride
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That's seriously what this train is called
Not sure how romantic a bunch of Asian tourists are tbh
Joining the bamboo forest horde
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And in the end I feel like the daytime view and colours are better :/
Merry Christmas from Ichiran
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Aka the "I don't want to socialize" ramen restaurant. Where they seat you in single booths to avoid talking to your neighbors and sheets to indicate order and ramen preferences to avoid talking to theもっと詳しく
It was only fate
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On the way to find a supermarket (for fruit) I was reading up on a taiyaki place
Only to pass right by it
IT WAS MEANT TO BE
Very important mission!!!
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Woke up to my sister asking me to buy grape tea
Yes I thought it was weird too
And not because the store is called very good tea
On the way to Kifune
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As per our forced tour guide's instructions, we found another relatively empty temple/shrine to go to
What's actually important here
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My mom tried to convince me that the top plaque the was written in Chinese was funny
I was too busy paying attention to the drawing on the plaque behind it
High tech fortune telling
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So apparently the fortunes on these sheets reveal themselves when you place the sheet in the mountain water nearby
Then you can scan the QR code for a translation HAHAHAHA
Takeaways from mine: Iもっと詳しく
We are very cultured people
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Mom: why are the lions wearing their clothes like that
Dad: maybe they're cold
Mom: but it's on the front they're like bibs
Kyotos *other* ramen street
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But this time it's dipping ramen (tsukemen) so it's not EXACTLY eating the same thing two days in a row
Shiba stroller
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This is the kind of stroller I am down for...
There was an attempt
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Cousin convinced us to try sukiyaki and I was totally down because I've never had it
Turns out none of us know how to cook it LOL
Then there was the incident where dad tried to cook his egg like aもっと詳しく
That sizzle
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Mom's first gacha
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It was unsurprisingly for a cat sushi keychain LOL
Guess I'm buying sunscreen today
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I swear I had a good quarter tube to go
We're in Uji!
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Land of matcha tea!
And Sun so bright that I couldn't take nice photos LOL
They have not climatized
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My parents keep dressing as if it'll be cold but then spend a good chunk of their day taking of layers
They are also going to be back in Canada in a few days
It's the 10 yen coin!!!
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Not pictured: the giant Buddha statue inside that's basically all under construction lol
Wonder if Japan has construction seasons like we do, or if this is still part of the 2020 Olympics budget
Thank goodness there's still fall
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This is looking good for the other nature related this I'm thinking of doing for the rest of my trip...
May my trip be blessed with a small number of tourists like seen here
Matcha goods
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Not pictured: the matcha mochi I wanted to buy for my coworkers but realized they would expire before I left the country LMAO
Really has millennial appeal
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I want a go train covered in cuteness
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Come on Metrolinx I know you can make it happen
Sakuya Lumina
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Somewhat accidentally stumbled across this lighting art installation at Osaka Castle and it may be one of the coolest things I've seen on this trip
They created an interactive light show where youもっと詳しく
New persuasive skills
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I have somehow convinced these two to come drinking with me
Trending Streetwear
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This is streetwear I am down for
They're also technically matching couple outfits LOL

































































