Tag: 日本
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(皇居, Kōkyo) Walk to the Imperial Palace and around, Tokyo Japan
If you know Tokyo very well it might be fun to try walking around using google maps instead of riding the trains. Yes you can say that trains are more convenient and you can call me crazy, but lately all I have been doing is walking to places. From our place in Shinjuku-ku to the Imperial…
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猫カフェきゃりこ (Calico, Cat Cafe), Shinjuku Tokyo
My grandma and I saw this when we were on the bus on the way to Shinjuku. The building is a little hard to spot and if you can’t read Japanese you won’t really be able to see the sign. It says 猫カフェきゃりこ on its windows. You’ll have to look up the buildings to be able…
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黒部ダム Kurobe Dam and Tateyama Alpine route
黒部ダム Kurobe dam is one of Japans biggest Dams which is found in the eastern part of Japan. It takes about 4 hours by 2 bullet trains to get there from Tokyo. To get to the dam itself you even have to take a bus, tram and walk about a few 700 steps up and this…
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Side trips from Tokyo: Karuizawa Ski Resort (軽井沢町)
軽井沢町 (Karuizawa Machi), If you are ever looking for another short side trip from Tokyo and you want to learn how to ski then Karuizawa prince hotel ski resort is the place for you. We left Tokyo at around 6am and we got to the hotel at 8am. On the way there we stopped to…
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Side trips from Tokyo: Hakone Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園）
Early this year we went to 富士箱根伊豆国立公園 (Fuji Hakone Izu Kokuritsu Koen) Fuji Hakone Izu National park. It is absolutely beautiful here and If you are looking for a very short but good side trip from Tokyo, Hakone is the place to go to! We left at 9am and we took the Romance car from…
The Backpacking Ballerina 