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Japan Trip: The Second day in Miyajimaguchi

In the morning I headed out to 厳島 (Itsukushima) again. My plan was to spend time on 厳島 in the morning, then head to Hiroshima in the afternoon to see the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in preparation for taking a photo … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From the Third day in Kyoto to the First day in Miyajimaguchi

In the morning I headed off to the Nintendo offices. Having enjoyed a number of the things they’ve been part of, I wanted to see their building. If I didn’t, it wouldn’t have mattered to me, but as I had … Continue reading

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Japan trip: The Second Day in Kyoto

Shortly after waking, I spent time wandering again. During the previous day (and early in my cycle) I passed by a long canal-like area that I thought would be worth checking out. I asked Gabe if he wanted to come … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From the Fourth day in Osaka to the First day in Kyoto

After waking up, I decided to go for another wander around the area to see what else I could see before it was time to go and head off to the city known as Kyoto where more of the journey, … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: The Third day in Osaka

When I woke in the morning I decided to go wandering around the area. Whilst I was still sore, I was in much less pain than the previous day. There was a typhoon during the night. I’m not sure as … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From Shin-Yokohama Station to the Second day in Osaka

As the fastest route to us was via Shin-Yokohama Station, we still managed to save a fair bit of time as we didn’t have to go through Tokyo. After we arrived at Shin-Yokohama Station, we headed for the 新幹線 (shinkansen) … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From the Eighth Station to Ōtsuki Station

Eventually I reached the eighth station and entered the hut Gabe and I had booked with. I went in, explained that my brother didn’t make it, advised that I was able to pay for both of us, but they only … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From Fujikawaguchiko to Climbing Mount Fuji

Our first train to Fujikawaguchiko was our second express train of the trip. Leaving the city and seeing a bit more of the country was quite nice, despite seeing it on the train and not on foot. They had rice … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From the Second to the Fourth day of Tokyo

In the morning, shortly after waking up from a long and much-needed sleep, Gabe and I headed off to see Tokyo Imperial Palace. We had discussed it during the previous day and thought it would be a good idea. We … Continue reading

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Japan Trip: From Narita Airport to the first day of Tokyo

After getting off the plane, getting through customs was much faster than it had been at Tullamarine. We reached a food court at the airport (Narita). Gabe decided the best course of action was to eat (as we needed to … Continue reading

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