En route to Japan
20. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Travel day to Japan! 😀 we landed in Tokyo and got sorted with our travel tickets. We dumped our stuff at our creepy hotel that looked like squid games and went out for dinner at a hot potWeiterlesen
Rugby
21. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Today we went to the sky tree. We then wandered through all the cute shops and had a very yummy dumpling lunch. Then we went to watch the rugby in the freezing cold and I think our team won. We had aWeiterlesen
Tokyo to Hakuba
22. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Feeling a bit worse for wear we got up early to head to Hakuba. After a 7 11 breakfast, missing a few connections because we were moving a bit slow, experiencing the bullet train and buying too manyWeiterlesen
First ski
23. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Today we had a wake up call for a very yummy brekky. We were then super excited for our first day skiing. I fluffed around in a lesson. We then had special yummy pork something. Then we spent theWeiterlesen
Ski and steaks
24. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ❄️ -4 °C
Our day started early at about 2 30am where we were woken up with the sound of last night's $80 steak out to haunt those that had it. Today it started snowing and we skied until our legs and stomachsWeiterlesen
Powder day
25. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ -11 °C
Today we caught the bus to iwatake but it was closed so we waited for the next bus to Tsugaike. It was a windy day and very cold at -11 (-18)🥶. We spent the whole day skiing the same runs throughWeiterlesen
Echo land
26. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Today we skied at Iwatake. There was a very nice long run from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the gondola. I attempted the double black runs and my legs did not like it. We cut the ski day aWeiterlesen
Snow monkeyss
27. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌫 -6 °C
Today we gave our sore legs a rest (except for jordy tahnee and tobin) and headed to the snow monkey park. We made our way via the sleepy bus. To get to the snow monkeys we walked for 40mins in theWeiterlesen
Ski 100
28. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌫 -7 °C
Today we skied again at Happo one. My legs were still very sore and the visibility was bad. I still had fun skiing through some slushyish powder. We cut the day short to go listen to the hottest 100.Weiterlesen
Last ski Cortina
29. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ❄️ -6 °C
Today we went to Cortina for our last ski day. The resort was very fancy. Some of the more experienced skiiers went back country skiing while I braved the ungroomed runs through the thickest powderWeiterlesen
Hakuba - Hiroshima
30. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Our last morning wake up announcement "good morning, good morning, please come to the dining hall, breakfast is ready". We packed up and headed to the bus. Tobin forgot his pants and ran back to theWeiterlesen
Hiroshima
31. Januar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
Today we went to the Hiroshima museum, where we learnt about the A-bomb. We walked through the peace park feeling a bit sad. We went to a temple and then caught the ferry to Miajima Island where thereWeiterlesen
Red Kyoto
1. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Today we met up with Takara who was our guide/translator for the day. We went to the Nishiki Market and tried some yummy goodies. We then went to Fushimi Inari Shrine where we had our fortunes readWeiterlesen
Shu bamboo
2. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Today we were with Shu. We went to the ninja and samurai museum and learnt to throw ninja stars and dress up as a samurai. The guide was very funny telling us the history of the samurai. We then had aWeiterlesen
Universal studios
3. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
Today we woke up super early to head to universal. Molly tahnee and I arrived 2 hours before opening to try get a fast pass and ensure we get to Mario world. Surprisingly all of japan had the sameWeiterlesen
Cat cafe
4. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Today we went to what we thought was a tea ceremony class. We learnt to make macha tea with a guide who did not know much English. The class went for 25 minutes instead of 45 and it was not what weWeiterlesen
Osaka to Tokyo
5. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
Today we left half the group to head to Tokyo. We went to osaka aquarium and saw the whale sharks l, dolphins and fishies. The aquarium followed the circle of life with all the different countries. WeWeiterlesen
Fuji Q
6. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Today we got up super early to head to Mt Fuji on the bus. It was very cold. We met Cal got lost trying to find the train station that was on the roof of a shopping mall. At Fuji Nick and I went offWeiterlesen
Team lab
7. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Today after a bit of a sleep in we went to team lab with the tin cans and took lots of photos in the cool art installations. We then had very delicious ramen at ippudo. We then went to asakusa to doWeiterlesen
Shopping
8. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
Today we went shopping in Harajuku with godzilla. I got a massage in the morning where we bartered the price down and was told to go to the toilet even though I didn't need to. The ladies chatted theWeiterlesen
Mario carts
9. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Today we went go carting. We dressed up in dirty outfits and got in the go carts. It was fun to drive around the colourful streets and Jordan's cart broke down. We then spent the day wandering theWeiterlesen
Cooking class
10. Februar 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Today we went to the fish markets and tried some fresh sashimi. We then went to our cooking class where we learnt to make ramen and gyozas. It was a fun class and it turned out to be the best gyozasWeiterlesen











































































































































































































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