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Japan Honeymoon
  • Lauren Pauley
  • Jason Layne
  • Lauren Pauley
  • Jason Layne

Japan Honeymoon

A 25-day adventure by Lauren & Jason Read more
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  • Trip start
    March 30, 2025
    Japan Honeymoon

    Sea-Tac Airport

    March 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Arrived for our flight to japan!

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    Tokyo Hotel

    March 31, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Made it to our first hotel after a long day (technically 2 days)

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    Shibuya Trip

    April 1, 2025 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 4 °C

    Shibuya was so fun! We woke up at 5AM and couldn't sleep so we explored early. Throughout the day the streets got more and more crowded and it was awesome to see all of the people. We got plenty of shopping done even though it was a very rainy dayRead more

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    Shinjuku

    April 2, 2025 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

    Shinjuku was so awesome! There were so many cool buildings and sights to see. We got breakfast this morning at a small chain where you're served by a robot, no human interactions.

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    Harajuku

    April 2, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    After Shinjuku we headed to Harajuku. The district is so cool with tons of different street clothing stores and unique fashion. We had the best lunch at Gyukatsu Motomura, a lightly breaded beef you grill yourself. it was some of the best food I've ever had! After lunch we went to the Mizuko Shrine that had a gorgeous koi pond with a heron hanging out!Read more

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    Kirby Cafe

    April 3, 2025 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    Jason's feeling sick today and had to stay home, but I went out for our reservation at Kirby Cafe! The Cafe is very hard to get reservations for, I had to stay up til 2AM last month to get them before they sold out. It was so cute and fun!Read more

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    Tokyo Tower

    April 4, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Chill day today since Jason was still recovering from what we think was food poisoning, but we got out a little and got some food and walked through the park near Tokyo Tower! I also had some katsudon at the tiniest restaurant, everyone ate quickly because there is always a line and only 8 seats. Totally worth the wait!Read more

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    Ueno Park

    April 5, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Started our day off by exploring Ueno Park, where they are having a spring festival celebration. There were beautiful cherry blossoms everywhere and so many different kinds of birds!

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    Akihabara

    April 5, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Akihabara is the Anime Figurine capital of the world. There were so many cool shops to look through! We stumbled upon a sake tasting festival too and got to try all kinds of different sake from different makers. We also ran into a cosplay meetup, there were hundreds of cosplayers wandering around!Read more

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    Sensō-ji & Skytree

    April 6, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Today we went to the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo, built in 645. The architecture was gorgeous, and it was amazing to see such a peice of history. We prayed at the shrine for good fortune.

    Afterwards, we went to the Tokyo Skytree, the tallest building in the biggest city in the world. The view was phenomenal, and really made you feel the vastness of Tokyo and the surrounding area. There were only buildings for as far as the eye could see. In one of my pictures, you can see Sensō-Ji temple, which is barely a spec from the Skytree. They were doing a MHA collaboration as well!    Read more

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    Tokyo Teamlabs and dinner

    April 7, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Here are some photos from the walk to teamlabs planets and a couple photos from a nice dinner we went to in Tokyo. Also got some great photos of the Tokyo atower lit up at night.

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    Travel day/First day in Kyoto

    April 8, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    We took a travel day to head from Tokyo to Kyoto. We are staying in a really nice hotel called tamao. They gave us these awesome comfy pajamas.

    The staff are very friendly and cook breakfast every morning. We also have a huge bath!Read more

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    Senbon Torii Kyoto imperial palace

    April 9, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Today we went to see the thousand Tori gates in Kyoto. The scale was crazy and I really enjoyed walking through the park even though it was a bit crowded.

    After that we took some time to go visit the imperial palace, the sheer scale of the park surrounding the palace was amazing and we spent quite some time walking around.

    We also went to the teramachi market and saw some cats at a cafe we visited.

    We ended our night at Hiro which was a lovely yakiniku resturant that we had reservations at.    Read more

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    Nishiki Market and manga museum

    April 10, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Our final night in Kyoto we walked around area surrounding Nishiki market. We grabbed breakfast at an awesome donut shop and then ended up visiting the Manga museum in Kyoto. It was in an old scholl building and I really enjlyed seeing a lot of series I have read before displayed there.

    We played this cork gun game in the market and won ourselves a little plushie!

    We ended our night back in the market where we met some other travelers from the US who bought us drinks for our honeymoon!    Read more

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    First day in Osaka

    April 11, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    I really love it here in Osaka.

    Our first day here we walked through the market which is actually a minute away from where we are staying.

    We walked down a side street and saw a group of 5 cats in a parking lot and made an attempt at friendship but they were happy where they were at.

    We also walked to the waterfront later in the evening (which was packed) and enjoyed some wagyu burgers at a store called the butcher.

    Overall this was an amazing first night.    Read more

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    Ferris wheel and second day!

    April 12, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Our second day in Osaka and we have just been walking around enjoying the market.

    The weather has been nice and we even decided to brave the huge ferris wheel that towered above the waterfront. This ferris wheel was constantly creaking and while it was scary the view at the top was worth it, even if Lauren's face doesn't say it.

    We went out tonight and got some drinks at a "barcade" and then went to a rock bar that was run buy a US transplant who moved here 20 years ago.

    It was really great to hear about his experiences in Japan and we had a lot of fun meeting some other travelrs as well!    Read more

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    Osaka Day 3

    April 13, 2025 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Today we explored Osaka a little more and also went to this giant shopping mall with a huge Nintendo Store! It was a fun day with a little rain. We got a Japanese cheesecake, which had a very interesting flavor!

    We love Osaka so far, it has such a different culture than Tokyo. Everyone is a little more friendly and welcoming and we are right next to a market where the ladies always recognize us and say hi when we walk by!    Read more

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    Osaka Day 4

    April 14, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Today was more of a mellow day for us, we mostly just walked around and played Pokémon Go while sightseeing. There are so many cool streets to walk down and see, it was beautiful and sunny out so we took the opportunity to go to a new part of the city and explore!

    We walked to Nippombashi, which is like the Akihabara of Osaka. There were a ton of cool card shops and Jason found a One Piece card pack he'd been looking for!

    We got this crazy omurice for lunch and some boba, then later Dubai chocolate strawberries that were so good!    Read more

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    Universal Studios Osaka

    April 15, 2025 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

    Today we went to Universal Studios Japan! It was honestly so fun and cool, there were a lot of awesome rides and things to see. The Super Nintendo World was so cool as well! We didn't have to wait super long for most of the rides and it was a lot less expensive than it would've been in the US.Read more

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    Himeji Castle & Kobe

    April 16, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Today we went to Himeji Castle on a day trip! It's about an hour and a half from Osaka and it was amazing. It's the biggest and one of the most well kept castles in Japan, built in the 1300s. You can go all the way to the top and there are fantastic views of Himeji. After the castle, we were able to walk through the castle gardens. There were beautiful ponds and flowers, including some irises that reminded me of my mom. There were also a special breed of cherry blossoms, that bloom later and are grown only in the Himeji gardens.

    On our way home, we went to Suma Beach in Kobe. It's a beautiful, sandy beach in the southern region of Kobe. We had some Kobe Beef Yakiniku and headed home on the train. It was a long, beautiful day! We saw so much and got to explore a new city.    Read more

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    Last day in Osaka!

    April 18, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Here are some pictures from the last day in Osaka.

    I walked around and took some pictures of cool buildings in Osaka while Lauren rested for a bit and then we went to a concert at this cool metal venue called Hokage!

    We'll miss our favorite ramen spot in Osaka. It's only open 10PM until they sell out. It's super rich and delicious!    Read more

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    Ghibli Park & Nagoya

    April 19, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Today we traveled to Nagoya to go to Ghibli Park! It was a fun shinkansen ride and a Beautiful day out, but also hot!! Ghibli Park was so fun and cute. It was cool to see Nagoya and explore a less visited city in Japan.Read more

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    Tokyo Baseball Game

    April 20, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Today we made our way back to Tokyo from Nagoya, an hour long shinkansen ride. We check into our last hotel and headed to a baseball game! The way to the stadium was lined with Ginko trees, which were so beautifully green and unique!

    We were in the opposing team's cheering section, which made things really fun! Our team, the Giants, ended up losing to the Swallows in the 10th inning. It was an awesome time though!    Read more

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    Gōtokuji Temple & Tokyo

    April 21, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Today we went to the Gōtokuji temple, also know as the lucky cat temple! It was in a beautiful garden with lots of beautiful structures that were awesome to see. After that, we wandered around the Yanaka district and then later in the day Shinjuku. We're coming up on our last days in Japan, and werRead more

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    Last Day in Tokyo

    April 22, 2025 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Today was our last day in Tokyo before we fly out tomorrow! It was a fun day, Jason got a tattoo from a local artist and after we explored Shibuya a little more. Later in the night we went to Roppongi and they were having a Craft Sake Festival! We tried a few different sakes before heading home for the night. Tomorrow we fly back home, which is bitter sweet. This adventure has been so much fun but it'll be great to be back home with our loved ones!Read more

    Trip end
    April 23, 2025
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