Strolled through the Imperial Palace garden, trying to sneak a peek at the palace itself. But surprise, surprise—the Emperor of Japan (yep, still a thing!) and his fam actually live there, so no VIP tours for us.
Nov 17, 2024 – Tokyo, Japan Read More »
Off to Tenzan Onsen, the thermal baths! The boys chickened out—turns out naked relaxing wasn’t their vibe (yes, you do it naked in Japan). Meanwhile, I embraced the full onsen experience and had an amazing time. Five hot pools, one ice-cold shocker, a chill tatami room, and even a restaurant where I treated myself to a delicious
Nov 15, 2024 – Hakone, Japan Read More »
Made our way to Hakone Shrine at Lake Ashi—breathtaking lake, but the weather was serving full-on ‘goth phase’ with rain and gloom. Our big dream of catching Mt. Fuji? Totally ghosted us. One prime viewing spot was the panoramic room at the Narukawa Art Museum. The scenery was stunning… except for the whole missing-Mt.-Fuji thing,
Nov 14, 2024 – Hakone, Japan Read More »
Next stop: Hakone! Expectations are sky-high because, duh, mountains! Plus, Mt. Fuji is basically the Beyoncé of mountains. We even got a sneak peek while zooming past on the Shinkansen (aka the speed train, or ‘blink-and-you-miss-everything’ express).
Nov 13, 2024 – Hakone, Japan Read More »
Strolled over to Nambayasaka Shrine, where a ridiculously cool dragon and some stoic guardians looked like they were auditioning for an epic fantasy movie! Then we hit up the Nakka Museum for ‘The 3 Cities – Tokyo, Osaka, Paris’ exhibition. Forked over JPY 2,000 each (ouch). The curation? Chef’s kiss. The price? A bit bigger
Nov 12, 2024 – Osaka, Japan Read More »
Decided to do another day trip to Kyoto. Kudo’s to Japanese phenomenal rail system, one doesn’t need much preparation. Just hop on a train with your Suica card ready.
Nov 11, 2024 – Kyoto, Japan Read More »
Electronics shopping at Joshin and the alley of electronics. To Daniel’s delight, we bought him headphones with a microphone for more efficient online gaming experience, because #priorities…
Nov 10, 2024 – Osaka, Japan Read More »
Osaka Science Museum – $5.5 for two adults, kids free. Cute, lovely museum. The fourth floor has the most amount of interesting hands on experiments.
Nov 9, 2024 – Osaka, Japan Read More »
Pulled off a whirlwind one-day adventure to Kyoto! First stop: Fushimi Inari Shrine—home of the Thousand Torii Gates and the ultimate torii gate flex. It’s basically a hike through a portal-filled dreamscape where you walk under literally thousands of gates, each one silently judging your cardio. 10/10, would torii again.
Nov 8, 2024 – Kyoto, Japan Read More »
