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    8 de febrero de 2020
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    Day one - plane and train

    8 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    After a breezy (15min from car to duty free) security check and immigration (though the auto gate wouldn't let B out, thought I was about to travel on my own) we had some breakfast before boarding our flight bound for Narita. While Spider-Man, The Lion King and Logan occupied B, I passed the hours watching documentaries including Orangutan Jungle School. After 9 hours we arrived at Narita airport and walked what felt like 5km to arrivals. We then collected our pocket wifi, got our JR passes, booked our Shinkansen for tomorrow and made it to the NEX train to take us to Tokyo. We are staying for one night at Hotel Karaksa Tokyo Station. For dinner we stopped at 7/11 and I had an onigiri and B had a curry udon soup, yum! We asked at the counter for the soup to be heated and the man led us out behind the counter to the wall of microwaves which I'd totally ignored on the way in and proceeded to put the food in and set the right temperature and time. Feeling super embarrassed an enthusiastic arigato gozaimasu allowed the man to head back to the counter to serve the other people... Ooops.Leer más

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    Waiting for our Shinkansen
    B keeping his face warm in negative Tokyo tempsFirst shinkansen rideBeautiful Miyajima Island from our roomAll dressed up in our yukatas

    Kaiseki cuisine

    9 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C

    Today was another long travel day - a 10:03am shinkansen from Tokyo had us in Hiroshima at 2:35pm , where we transferred to a local train and arrived in Ono-ura at 3:29. Breakfast was a tuna mayo onigiri (too heavy on the mayo for me) and coffee. For lunch we had chicken katsu sandwiches and pineapple from 7/11 that we bought for the train journey. When we arrived at Ono-ura we were met by our ryokan (Japanese inn) host who drove us to the ryokan. There we had a nice long soak in our in-room onsen before having a kaiseki dinner in our yukatas. This is a traditional Japanese meal and we had about 8-9 small dishes including sashimi, slow cooked beef cheek, conger eel, crab and rice, and milt in white miso soup. The host carefully explained each dish in English for us and how they are best eaten. Even after spelling it, I wasn't sure what milt was - with my phone left in the room I wasn't able to google...it was a bit gloopy, a bit thick and was in a delicious soup. I wasn't liking the texture and B gulped it in one mouthful. Google now tells me it was fish sperm... Yup. Thoughts of the great horse eating adventure in France 2015 came flooding back. B would rather have horse again. Everything else was amazing and the quality was something else! Full (of sperm?) we headed back to the room for hopefully a very restful night on our futons. We are definitely in Japan.Leer más

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    Me and deer on Miyajima
    Itsukushima shrineSmall river on MiyajimaMomiji manju snackBeautiful MiyajimaOkonomiyaki for lunch

    Onsens and Miyajima island

    10 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    Waking up early after a comfortable night on our futons, we had an early morning onsen before having a Japanese style breakfast at our ryokan. We had veggies, tofu, steamed sea bream in the most delicious sauce, some rice and accompaniments and fruit. We then headed to Miyajima Island by local train and ferry (both covered by our JR passes). We strolled around and had a freshly made momiji manju for Y100. It's a cake type consistency filled with red bean paste and they are famous in this area. We then stopped and had some hot drinks in a tiny little cafe. We strolled back to the ferry and had Hiroshima style okonomiyaki for lunch (Y800 each) on the mainland. We then caught the train back, had another onsen and later went to a local style place for dinner, as suggested by our hosts. Katsudon (pork cutlet and egg rice bowl) for B and tempura don (tempura veggies, prawn and rice bowl) for me. Once back it was time for another onsen before bed.Leer más

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    Peace Park Museum from afar
    Children's monument with paper cranesAtomic Bomb Dome1The river on a beautiful dayIchiran Ramen

    Humble Hiroshima

    11 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Today we woke as the sun rose and had our last onsen. We had a western style breakfast before our ryokan hosts bid us farewell and drove us to the train station. From there we caught a local train into Hiroshima and walked about 30min to our accommodation. With B as the navigator I was beginning to get suspicious as we walked past many adult establishments. Luckily it was too early for most of them to be open, however the signs detailed just about everything. Making it through, we dropped our bags at Mitsui Garden Hotel and headed for the Peace Park Museum (Y200pp). We then walked through the park and saw the memorial clock, children's monument and Atomic Bomb Dome. We then walked through a shopping arcade in search of lunch and saw an Ichiran Ramen restaurant. We waited in a short line before being seated at our individual booths. My ramen came quickly, but something happened with B's. I think the server spilled it and was telling B they would make another but B didn't respond as we don't know that much Japanese... Neverless after a few minutes (long minutes for B) his ramen arrived. Yum! We wandered through the rest of the shopping arcade and stopped to eat a small sweet treat at a park. We then checked in to our hotel and relaxed for a bit before heading out for dinner. We had Hiroshima style okonomiyaki again + a beer for B and Whisky Highball for me. The place we found had a really local feel to it - they had an English menu but it was terribly translated (hormone beef anyone?). The guy didn't seem to understand "whisky" but "highball" did the job. Satisfied, we paid and visited Family Mart on the way back for an icecream.Leer más

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    Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
    Cool art at Orizuru towerOur paper cranesHigashi TempleOn our food tourSake tasting!

    Hiroshima to Kyoto

    12 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    Today we woke early but had a lazy morning before heading out for coffee at 9am. We walked to Hiroshima Orizuru Tower which has a really cool rooftop area with great views of the peace Park and the atomic bomb dome. We then went down a level and made paper cranes (with video instructions, luckily, though mine still looked a bit special). We then got to drop the cranes through a glass opening that flowed down the side of the building, all while standing on a glass platform watching the cranes fall beneath us. We then used a slide to slide down all the levels to ground again - how cool! We then headed back to the hotel, grabbed our bags and got a taxi (it was raining) to the station for our Shinkansen to Kyoto. We had sandwiches on the train for lunch. When we arrived in Kyoto we saw a buddist temple and explored the station before catching the subway to our AirBNB apartment. We headed out for a food and drink tour of the Gion district and saw a Maiko (geisha in training) crossing the street. We went to two restaurants and a sake bar and had a great time learning about Japanese food and customs in a relaxed environment. 23000 steps today - my feet are definitely ready for bed!Leer más

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    Pagoda at Kiyomizudera temple
    Wishes to deitiesThree waterfalls with sacred waterMugwort Dango with redbeansSoba lunchTonkatsu dinner

    First full day in Kyoto

    13 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Today we headed to Nishiki market, which apparently doesn't open until 10am! We settled for coffee before finding a place that did pancakes not too far away. A bit average and over priced, we then set out for Kiyomizudera temple. We were doing so well on the bus, where every stop is announced in plenty of time, until the bus missed a stop and subsequently, we did too 😂. Not too discouraged, we walked back down a hill before walking up a different hill to the temple. Plenty of shops littered the path on the way up and we were rewarded with nice views and lovely temple grounds. We also found the Tainai Meguri (the mother's womb). It's a pitch black pathway under the temple that leads to a lit rock. You spin the rock and make a wish. Now I was expecting dark but wow this was next level - a few times I thought it would be easier to go back, a few times I thought I was going to walk straight into a trap. It definitely made my senses work overtime - I wasn't expecting it to be quite so long. Eventually the stone emerged, like a beacon. We made a wish each and were happy the exit wasn't too far away. We then wandered through the streets of Gion before finding a place for soba noodles for lunch on the way back to our apartment. Having rested, we later headed out for dinner. We had tonkatsu pork fillets which were served with barley rice, miso soup, cabbage and sauce. Wow! The meal was amazing with the most juicy tender pork (that didn't taste porky) encased in crispy, light crumbs... Oishii! It's going to be hard not to go back there before our time in Kyoto is finished! We stopped by Lawson conbini for some sweet treats for later and walked the 5 minutes back to our AirBNB. Not as many steps today; only 18,000.Leer más

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    Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
    2The bamboo swaying in the windStairs in the temple gardenKinkaku-ji templeBus drivers in Kyoto wear microphones to announce the stops!Gyoza dinner

    Arashiyama

    14 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    After stopping at our local Lawson for coffee, we were off to Arashiyama by train. We wandered through the streets before seeing the magnificent bamboo grove. We were lucky that it wasn't very busy - I had heard mixed reviews but very glad we went! We then went through a temple garden with pond before heading back to the train station. We headed to Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion) by train and bus. Our bus adventures today turned out to be much more successful than yesterday! Once we'd been through the grounds and seen the temple we had a tofu and pork steamed bun and a green tea soft serve icecream to share - yum! We then headed back to the area we are staying by bus, which took about 25min. We found a lunch place and had pasta - creamy tomato for B and regular for me. The dishes were about ¥700 each. We then strolled back to our apartment for a laydown in the warmth. Ready for dinner, we headed to a suggested gyoza place called Chao Chao Gyoza. We shared 26 gyoza - prawn, pork, spring onion, curry, veggie, chicken and cheese, chocolate. B had 3 beers for ¥750 (!!!) and I had 2 whiskey highballs with ginger (¥900). The gyoza were yummy! We then slowly made our way back to our apartment along the busy street. A mild 17000 steps today - tomorrow we are off to Nara for the day!Leer más

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    Yomogi mochi
    Coco CurrySweet little deerKagusa Taishi ShrineFeeding the deerDaifuku

    Nara

    15 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    After a late start and a Lawson Breakfast (I'm not a huge fan of eggs but the egg sandwich got a thumbs up from me) we headed to the train station to go to Nara for the day. We got to Nara just after 12pm so had some lunch at Coco Curry - chicken and veggie Japanese curries for us both. We then wandered up the road and got some yomogi mochi (filled with redbeans and dusted on soy bean flour) from the famous mochi store - yum! Deer started appearing and before long we were in the park surrounded by them! I wanted to visit a shrine deep in the park so we casually made our way to that, passing lots of deer on the way. We bought some deer crackers (¥200 for 10) so we could feed them as we went. We walked through the beautiful Kagusa Taishi Shrine and then back through the park, feeding the deer as we went. And getting chased. B got nuzzled and then nudged a few times by a hungry deer. We walked back down the main street and stopped for some daifuku (¥250) - mochi filled with thick red beans with the most juicy strawberry in the middle. Feeling the breeze we stopped for hot chocolate before getting the train back to Kyoto. When we got back it was about 5:30pm so we searched a sushi place to try in the station. I had grilled corn sushi (!?), salmon, prawn, and cucumber maki. B tried the tuna, tamago (egg), prawn cutlet and a few others. We then walked back to the apartment for an early night.Leer más

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    Walking to Fushimi Inari shrine from the train station
    Torii gatesFox dedication boardsLarger torii gatesCandles at a shrine half way upTrain at the railway museum

    Fushimi Inari Shrine

    16 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    Today we woke to a rainy morning. After sandwiches and coffee for breakfast, we headed to Fushimi Inari shrine. We spent about an hour wandering up the hill side under the orange torii gates, the size of each representing the size of the donation. Seeking an indoor activity, we headed to the Kyoto Railway Museum. This museum was fascinating, with many real trains on display so you could see the difference over the years. We entered the train simulator lottery and won! B got to drive a train simulator and try to stop it at the station platforms successfully. He also enjoyed using the horn! Childhood dreams fulfilled, we decided to head back to the delicious katsu place for lunch. Just as good the second time around! We then headed back to our apartment and stopped to buy some drinks, snacks and a light dinner for later. We had a lazy afternoon and evening, finishing with a soak in our tub - could get used to this!Leer más

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    Osaka Castle
    Moat around the castleIcy windPlum GroveSakura latteIppudo ramen

    Osaka

    17 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    After a relaxing slow start, including our infamous convenience store breakfast, we headed to Kyoto Station for a Shinkansen to Osaka. The trip took a whole 13 minutes. When we arrived we dropped our bags off at our apartment in Shinsaibashi and made our way to Osaka Castle. Seems pretty straight forward and getting to the apartment was no issue. We opened the first glass door (push to open), entered a pin code at the next glass door and made it in to the lobby! Then we had to check in by way of iPad which included taking selfies of ourselves from waist height (attractive). We finished all of that, were given our room number and we were successfully checked in. But the key? Our escape room training kicked in - there were lock boxes to the left with apartment numbers on them, each requiring a 4 digit pin code... Not the original door pin code and not our unit number. Perplexed, we considered our options and went through the check in process again to find a page with a scroll bar we had missed! We put the code in and retrieved our key. After successfully escaping (aka finding our unit) we headed to lunch - B spotted an okonomiyaki restaurant right around the corner from our AirBNB. As we strolled to the Castle from the nearest metro station, the wind picked up. Icy icy wind. Once inside the castle we headed for the 8th floor to see the view from the top. It was quite windy! We then looked at the exhibits on each floor on the way down - floors 7-5 were definitely the best, I'm not sure what happened to the rest, it seemed a bit random. We strolled the long way back to the metro station, passing the plum blossoms. Feeling chilled to the bone, we strolled right into Starbucks in the park. Hot chocolate for B and a Sakura (cherry blossom) latte for me. Feeling warm, we headed back to the apartment as it was after 5pm. We settled in and headed out for dinner at about 6:45pm for ramen from ippudo. It was definitely ramen weather and it hit the spot. We've got a shopping street right near our AirBNB so we had a quick look in Daiso on our way back, i think I'll need some gloves (B has some) and B will need a scarf...Leer más

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    Flashing lights in Kobe when train is approaching
    Earthquake MuseumSteak at SteaklandHUGE barrel at the Sake BrewerySake barrelsHakutsuru Sake Museum and Brewery

    Kobe

    18 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

    Well intentioned, we headed off early at 8:30am to head to Kobe for the day. When we got to the metro there seemed to be an issue and the trains weren't arriving. After a long delay, a train turned up with no one on it and then firemen were inspecting the train. There were many announcements in Japanese and some people left but some were still waiting. Eventually we decided to try another way and got to Shin-Osaka to get the Shinkansen to Shin-Kobe station. When we finally arrived (10:30am - it should have been about a 30 min total trip) we realised the Herb Garden and Ropeway were shut for maintenance 😭 we instead headed to the Earthquake Museum. We had a fantastic time here, made better by a wonderful guide who offered to tour us around a section of the museum and explain the practical activities where the instructions were written in Japanese. She made our visit so much better! The other exhibits had been translated and we could use an audio guide and tablet guide combo. We also got to experience what walking in tsunami waters is like. The museum was really quiet, despite being a free entry day that I had no idea about! Tickets are usually ¥600 per person. We then made our way to Steakland for a late lunch. We had tender beef and Kobe tender beef cooked in front of us and served with rice and grilled veggies. Yum! We could tell the difference between the steaks and the quality of the meat was outstanding, really glad we made the trip here. Total was just over ¥10,000 but worth it in our opinions! We then headed out to the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum. This was an extremely pictorial museum with videos explaining the process of making sake, I was quite impressed given that it was free. At the end we got to taste some sake! The Yuzu and plum were out favourites. We also paid to sample some premium sakes and also had an amazake (fermented rice drink) soft serve icecream which was yummy! With tired feet, we headed back to the main station and got a JR express train back to Osaka, getting back at about 6:30pm. A huge but really enjoyable day!Leer más

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    Ricopin the hedgehog
    2Ricopin the hedgehogPork bunsTakoyaki with sauce and bonito flakesMitarashi dangoMelonpan bread and icecream. Named for its look not it's taste!

    Hedgehogs and snacks

    19 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Today we decided to have a slower day to prepare for Tokyo tomorrow! We lazed around until 11ish and went to Harry Wood, a hedgehog cafe. There we met our new best friend Ricopin. He likes snuggling, crawling into armpits (and almost down B's hoodie sleeve 😂), eating grubs, and being stroked on his back. We said our farewells to our new friend and headed to dotonbori food street. Here we tried lots of street food for lunch - pork buns from Horai 551, takoyaki (balls with melt in the mouth octopus in them), mitarashi dango, melonpan icecream and daifuku. All incredibly delicious. We then slowly made the walk back, stopping in a few shops as we went. We chilled out for a bit before heading out for dinner - pork with rice, miso soup, tofu and cabbage and a beer for B.Leer más

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    Shinjuku
    Godzilla RoadOne of the izakayas we visitedSake barSake bar

    Tokyo

    20 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Today we travelled to Tokyo by Shinkansen, taking approximately 3 hours. We transferred at Shinagawa to Shinjuku. We are staying in a neighbourhood called Hatagaya, just near Shinjuku. Once we settled into our AirBNB we headed out to a Shinjuku Bar Hopping tour I booked last night. Ironically there were 4 other Aussies on the tour. We visited two izakayas and had some drinks and food before heading to a sake bar which was on the 10th floor of a building. B tried yakitori including pork heart and liver. I played it safe with gyoza and a tofu dish. We got to see the infamous omoide yokocho, also known as memory lane and the lights of Shinjuku.Leer más

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    Komachi Street Kamakura
    Matcha tiramisu and iced teaCheesecake baumDangoShinjukuPasta dinner

    Kamakura

    21 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Today we ventured to Kamakura by train, arriving at about lunch time. We wandered the main street looking at all the street food and deciding what to eat. On the way back down Komachi Street we sampled quite a few delicious items: a herb sausage, matcha tiramisu, a beef korokke (croquette), cheesecake baum, lemon crepe, pork bun, pumpkin set custard and dango (brown sugar soy for B and 4 flavours for me - Sakura, chestnut, edamame and matcha). Yum! We then settled in for the hour long train ride back to Shinjuku. After some adulting at our AirBNB (washing), we headed out to dinner to Hashiya, a Japanese Italian pasta restaurant. B had a tomato based sauce with shrimp and I had a soysauce/butter sauce with veggies. Wow! Absolutely delicious and hit the spot!Leer más

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    Crystal world display
    Light forest roomLillypadsRed and yellow squid B drewBalloon roomGeneral landscape of the museum

    Tokyo

    22 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Today we headed to Team Lab Borderless, a digital art museum in Odaiba, Tokyo. We spent about 3 hours exploring all the exhibits. The whole museum is dark and many entrances to exhibits are hidden so you just explore. We had some lunch nearby and then headed to the emerging science and innovation museum which had a lot of interactive displays. Our favourite was one where we were each in a small room and were directed to pick up the telephone. On my side was a skill tester game and on B's side was 4 buttons and a countdown timer. We each didn't know what the other could see nor what the exhibit was about so it made things super interesting! We definitely didn't work it out in the first alotted three minutes 😂 we had dinner at an amazing sushi place in Shinjuku on our way back!Leer más

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    Temple recreation at Edo-Tokyo Museum
    A Ginza street scape at the museumThe most delicious gyozaKaminarimon gate at Sensoji templePacked streets near Sensoji templeClosed street in Akihabara (Electric Town)

    The sides of Tokyo

    23 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Today we set out for the Edo-Tokyo Museum which details Tokyo's history. They had lots of displays of typical streets and a life size temple recreation. We then went around the corner to a gyoza restaurant I found on Google maps, which turned out to be a famous gyoza place - Kameido Gyoza. For ¥760 we got 10 deliciously juicy and crisp gyoza, with a savoury soup, a small plate of cooked bean sprouts and a bowl of rice. As someone who loves gyoza, this was amazing! Next we went to Asakusa to see the Sensoji temple. The streets in the lead up to the temple were some of the busiest we have encountered so far, so we didn't stop for any sweet treats. Instead we headed over to Akihabara. Here we went into M's, which can only be described as a cramped 6 floor "lifestyle store". No pictures allowed so I wasn't able to get a picture of the eggplant, carrot or corn shaped dildos 😂😂. Vegophiles get excited! Next we went into the Sega arcade where we B tried his luck on a skill tester (UFO game). He was definitely tested! On the top floor they had games so we played a two player drumming game for ¥400. The streets in Akihabara are shut to traffic on Sundays so we wandered down the middle of the road, stopping for a coffee break at a cafe. We loved roaming this area, it really showed us the modern side of Tokyo. Warmed up, we went to Don Quijote, a massive discount store with every item under the sun. From here we headed back to the AirBNB, stopping at Hatsudai for Coco Curry House for dinner! Once back we filled the bath for a nice relaxing soak.Leer más

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    Armour at the Samurai Museum
    Takeshita StreetPastries ready for the fillingDelicious crunchy pastry with custard fillingCrepes, crepes everywhere!

    Tokyo

    24 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Today we ventured out to the Samurai Museum. The museum was small but houses original armour and weapons, some 450 years old. Included in the admission price was an hour long tour which we both enjoyed. I learnt there was a very strong samurai and sword maker named Musashi which made me laugh - it's a popular protein powder brand in Australia. The guide had lived in Australia for a year and pointed this out to everyone else. After the museum we headed to Ichiran to get our ramen fix. B said he felt much more prepared this time 😊. We jumped on a train to Shibuya to see the big crossing and then wandered the streets to get to Harajuku. Here we went down Takeshita Street where we had a few snacks - crepes, freshly made potato crisps and the most deliciously crunchy pastry with custard inside it. We then headed to the train station and back to the AirBNB. For dinner we went to nearby MOS Burger and had our last Japanese style icecream for dessert.Leer más

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    Masked for Miyajima Island
    In HiroshimaKyoto Food tourFeeling chillySake sake sakeTeam Lab Borderless, Tokyo

    Home again, home again

    26 de febrero de 2020, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

    After a bit of a sleep in we packed up our things for the last time and stored our luggage in a coin locker at Shinjuku station. We headed to the Fire Museum... which was shut as it was the day after a public holiday. Instead we went to the nearby Toy Museum which was awesome! They had different displays in categories of toys and some you could play with. The toys were mostly wooden old school toys. We played a game like air hockey except the players were magnetised by their bases and you controlled them under the table. One of the workers explained how to play, with actions, as she didn't speak any English. It would be a great place to take young kids for a few hours - they had a really cool set up where you pulled wooden carrots out of a padded trough to simulate picking carrots and lots of hands on tricky but simple puzzles. After an adventure to a ramen place for lunch (which only had fish ramen we weren't keen on), we headed back to Shinjuku station for lunch. We then tried to find our bags, and after a few minutes of panic we found the right corridor and unlocked our bags and headed for the Narita Express. Check in and immigration was super smooth at Narita Airport. And the crew on our flight were awesome! Much better than the way over. Landing safely at 5:13am, we are now home. I'm still the Off Duty Pharmacist for a few more days before heading back to work next week. What a trip! I'll miss the cool weather, warm toilet seats, saying "arigatou gozaimasu" and bowing my head all the time, the Japanese friendliness, and of course the food. Time to plan the next holiday!Leer más

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    Fin del viaje
    26 de febrero de 2020