Our 7th and final week in Japan contained a trek to Northern-most Japan and sad farewells to this great land; locales visited along the way: Sapporo to Wakkanai to Sapporo Sapporo to Okayama Okayama to Takamatsu to Imabari to Onomichi to Tokyo Mitaka: Studio Ghibli Museum Emperor’s Garden, Tskiji Market, Sailor Moon, & Capsule Hotel…
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Our week 6 travel of Japan day-by-day, including Monkeys, fireflies, brush with the Sea of Japan, and hundreds of rice fields. Wajima, Senmaida to Niigata Matsumoto: Fireflies Nagano: Monkeys Matsumoto to Niigata Niigata (Sea of Japan) & Hagurosan Hagurosan to Akita Akita to Sapporo Share
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Week 5 in Japan rounded out our Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage on the Kii Peninsula. Here is where we spent those days: Kumano Kodo & Gorge Katsuura, Nachi, & Nagoya Nagoya & Yamaguchi Akiyoshidai & Asa Asa & Matsue Matsue & Kanazawa Kanazawa & Wajima Share
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By week 4 in Japan we needed a little rest and felt that a beach destination and a Castle in the Sky could rejuvenate us. Where we spent week 4: Toyota & Osaka Osaka, Ikeda, & Takeda Takeda to Shirahama Shirahama Shirahama Shirahama to Kii-Tanabe Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Share
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Week 3 in Japan was a visit to my much beloved movie destination: “Princess Mononoke” by Studio Ghibli or as Yakushima Island had been called by my mother ‘Mononoke Island’. The day by day outline of where we spent our time on this amazing tropical island: Sakurajima & Kagoshima Yakushima: Onaida Nature Trail Yakushima: Onaida…
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A day by day account of where we were and some of the experiences we had in Week 2; the highlight being Banshu Ako. Nara Himeji & Banshu Ako Banshu Ako Banshu Ako & Osaka Hiroshima & Miyajima Miyajima & Beppu Beppu & Sakurajima Share
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We hit the ground running and tried to accomplish all/most of what we initially wanted to see to Tokyo, but quickly became overwhelmed and needed a little breather. Day by Day account of the locations we were at: Flight to Japan & Kimi Ryokan Ueno Zoo & Imperial Palace Daiba, Shibuya, & Yokohama Yokohama &…
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