February 2024 Family Ski trip

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- Feb 27, 2024
- 🌬 10 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- Japan Saitama Sugishitamachi 35.925115, 139.48569335°55’30” N 139°29’8” E
Day 11
Kawagoe Day trip
February 27 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Today, the plan was to head to Kawagoe (it was going to be a Disney day, but there were very strong winds). After our combini breakfast, we headed off on trains towards Kawagoe, with the journey taking a bit over an hour or so. It was just as windy there. A visit to the tourist info centre informed us that the historic town was about 2km away, so we bought the all-day bus ticket for 400yen and set off.

We walked up one side of the historic dection, visiting shops along the way, then headed left to the candy alley street, our lunch stop was some bakery treats, before walking back down the other side. We also saw the bell tower. The wind, however, made it really unpleasant to be outside. So we headed back to the station. With a small Don Quixote detour. The over hour long journey home was made longer by wind delays. Our train became a local train. At one point, we jumped off and across platform to an express with some locals who were doing the same.

Once at Oshiage, we were going to go up Skytree, but tickets were all sold out. So we instead went up to the 30th floor of skytree view at 4:30pm and sat and waited for the sunset and watched with a nice view. After sunset it was off in the still driving winds to Coco Curry for dinner. Once home, we were glad to be out of the wind. Hats were blown off heads a few times during the day.Read more
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- Feb 28, 2024
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Japan Chiba Maihama Tokyo Disney Resort 35.630544, 139.88104535°37’50” N 139°52’52” E
Day 12
Tokyo Disney Resort
February 28 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We had breakfast and were out at the trains station by 7am. This put us at Maihama just before 8 am, where we joined a long line of people waiting to enter Disneyland. They did not let anyone in until 9am. We headed for Beauty and the Beast ride, but it was at 120min wait time already. We organised a DAS pass for Oscar and were told to return at 11:50.

We also got a 40th anniversary pass for Monsters hide n go seek at 11:50-12:50. Oscar wanted to ride. It's a small world, so we headed off and did this. Then we went into Toon town and rode the coaster there, followed by the kids going through Chip and Dale's treehouse. We returned to ride beauty and the Beast at 11:50am, it was a lovely ride, though not sure it was worth the hype.

We grabbed a DAS pass for space mountain for 2:10pm on our way to Monsters Inc. We rode Monsters Inc. Then, I grabbed some calzones and pizza in Tommowland. We also tried the alien mochi. These were yummy.

Then we walked the main street, did Cinderella's hall, then the caurosel, and headed to space mountain. Jason sat this one out as he was unwell today. Oscar, Dale and Nanny all rode it. Dale loved it, Oscar was not too thrilled.
From here, we rode Pirates of the Caribbean, then we went to Frontierland and we got a DAS pass for splash mountain for 6:18pm. Then we rode the paddle boat steamer around the water. Then about 5pm we found a good spot to watch the parade, some stayed and other got food. Jason and Dale had the turkey leg. Nanny minded our spot while we went and rode splah mountain. Oscar still loved it, while Dale hated it just as much as she did when she was 5.

We then watched the electric parade, it was just as good as before. Joining the crowd of people exiting the park we were spent. We luckily managed to get straight on a train and headed back to Oshiage around 9pm.Read more
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- Feb 29, 2024
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- Japan Tokyo Shibuya Jingūmae Meiji Jingūmae Eki 35.668705, 139.70533635°40’7” N 139°42’19” E
Day 13
Asakusa, Shibuya & Harajuku
February 29 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Jason sat out sick today. We did our usual combini breakfast. Mum,I, and the kids headed off to see some sites. Our first stop was Asakusa, where we took Mum up Nakimise Street, where some shopping was done, we did not leave here until after 11am

Our next stop was Shibuya to experience the scramble crossing. We also found a nearby Maragume udon place for lunch. From here, we rode trains one stop to Harajuku, where Dale spent up at Daiso. We walked down Takeshita Street and went back to the train station.

We went back to Asakusa to purchase some gifts we had seen and had an early dinner around 4:45 pm at the great Tonkatsu place along the main street. From here, we headed home arriving just before 6 pm.

Here I collected Jason, and we headed out back to Asakusa to purchase Jason alcohol from Don Quixote. $200 and 8 bottles later, we headed home, arriving around 8 pm.Read more
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- Mar 1, 2024
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Japan Tokyo Minato-ku Higashishinbashi Kyūhama Rikyū Teien 35.660176, 139.76382435°39’37” N 139°45’50” E
Day 14
Our last day
March 1 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This morning, we were woken by an earthquake rocking the house before 6am. Mum and I set off for combini breakfast. Then it was packing time, and a bit of a relax until our 10am check out.

We then dragged our luggage to Skytree and stowed it in lockers. We then rode the train to Asakusa and decided since the weather cleared up to do a cruise down the Sumida river to Hamarikyu Gardens. The next boat was at 11:40, so with 40mins to kill, we walked into Asakusa to get some Taiyaki from the guy on Orange street. Custard tayaki eaten, we headed back to the boat terminal.

The boat boarded at 11:40 and took about 35mins to get to Hamarikyu Gardens. The biat entered a lock type entrance and moored at the gardens. We walked around the garden, saw some early blossoms and we to the pond with teahouses in the middle. As it was past midday, the family needed feeding again. We walked to Shiodome station and rode the train a few stops to Azubu-juban station. Here we found a small burger cafe and decended upon it. The teriyaki burgers were pretty good. By now, it was 2pm, and there was not enough time to go up Azabudai Hills. So we caught the train back to Oshigae, arriving around 2:40. We retrieved our luggage from the lockers and headed for the 3:44pm train to the airport.

Arriving at the airport, we retrieved our skis, checked in rather painlessly, self checkin, but then needed oversize and boarding pass, so had to go through the line anyway. Dinner was freshness burger, can rate their teriyaki burger. All set for our 9pm flight.Read more
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February 2024 Family Ski trip

Kawagoe Day trip

Tokyo Disney Resort

Asakusa, Shibuya & Harajuku

Our last day