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- May 9, 2024, 8:08 PM
- 🌙 8 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- JapanAomoriAomori ShiYamashitaAsamushi Gawa40°53’27” N 140°51’36” E
Day 69-70
May 9 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Day 69
We took today at a nice slow pace having a lie in and milling around the city for the day. This included a nice walk along the pier passing some modern art statues that unfortunately didn’t do it for me and looked more like junk than art sorry to all the modern art lovers reading! We visited a lighthouse that has been sprayed funky colours and patterns as well as visiting a few shops and going to the top of a very triangular building for the view over the sea with Hokkaido in the distance. We enjoyed a DELICIOUS steak that was served rare - to perfection if you ask me and enjoyed the day wondering through the city and savouring our last few moments before heading back to Tokyo tomorrow!
Day 70
Boohoo day 70 🥲
We checked out of our hotel and headed to the station to find a coin locker for our big rucksacks. Luckily we managed to find one locker big enough for both our bags which was very impressive amongst lots of little lockers we did well to secure the only big one! We then went ten pin bowling and played two games with both of us winning one but both of us playing awfully with the top score being about 70!! I blame the very small very slippery bowling shoes that they made me wear!
Then to round off the day we went to a fishing spot about 20 minutes from Aomori on this lovely secluded pier with a stunning view. Sadly we didn’t catch any fish in the time that we were there but it was so bloody windy that I was quite glad when Jacob agreed it was time to give up so that I could head back inside to somewhere a bit warmer!
Catching the train back to Aomori station we had a quick dinner and filled our backpack with snacks and drinks and then headed to the bus stop. We are taking a 12 hour bus from Aomori all the way down to Tokyo tonight so super looking forward to that one! But it’s a very cheap way for us to get back to Tokyo only costing £40 in total versus over £200 each on the bullet train although this would have only taken 4 hours!
Clambering onto the bus we were pleasantly surprised when we discovered we had been given blankets and a pillow like on a plane! And we also have this bonnet type thing that you could pull down over your head if you wanted to be in the dark but it does look very funny!
We are just settling into the bus journey now only an hour in so far so wish us a smooth journey and we will update you once we get to Tokyo!Read more
Traveler Excellent invention!
Traveler Something weird about this photo?! Your head looks too small !
Traveler Omg this is hilarious! I can’t decide if genius or appalling idea! Did you use them? 😯
Traveler Only In Japan 🤣