Tag: travel: Japan
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Hotel Princess Garden, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Hotel Princess Garden (ホテル プリンセスガーデン) was a comfortable five-minute walk from Meguro Station (目黒駅), so even though we were tired from a whole three days of skiing and a long bus trip back, we weren’t complaining. We didn’t check in until after 10 pm so the stay at the hotel was brief. Our room was…
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All the Junk from Famima Japan
It was already very late by the time we made it back to Tokyo by bus and checked in at the hotel. Not a single restaurant or grocer in the area was still open, so in desperation, we went into the corner convenience store Famima (short for FamilyMart) and swept every hot food they had…
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Japan Trip Days 4-6: First Time Skiing: Nozawa Onsen, Nagano, Japan
After dinner, our big ski group took the overnight bus to our destination ski resort. It was a long trip of over 8 hours. The bus stopped for multiple toilet and food breaks during the night, but all I wanted was a warm bed in a dark room for some proper shuteye. I don’t know…
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Yamasanso, Nozawa, Nagano, Japan
Yamasanso (山三荘) in Nozawa Onsen (野沢温泉), Nagano Prefecture (長野県) is really a ryokan than a hotel, but you get the gist. We originally wanted to stay at another cheaper ski resort nearby that everyone else was at (Resort Inn Chitose), but they were fully booked out, so Yamasanso it was! We got there too early…
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Kakoiya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
We had a table at Kakoiya Shinjuku (かこいや 新宿店) for our ice-breaking ski group dinner of about 14-15 of us. I didn’t know pretty much all of them until I met them for the first time at the station, but most of them already knew one another from previous ski trips. After a lot of…
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Tsukiji Tama Sushi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Tsukiji Tama Sushi (築地玉寿司) is located on the 13th floor of the Shinjuku Takashimiya (新宿高島屋) department store building. We weren’t sure what to have for lunch at first, but I immediately voted for the restaurant when I saw the all-you-can-eat (食べ放題) menu on the front door. They charge different prices for male and female customers:…
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Japan Trip Day 3: Time Before the Ski Trip
We had some time to kill after we checked out and stored our luggage at Shinjuku Station. It was a ridiculously gorgeous day but we didn’t have enough time for more sightseeing, so we decided to do a little (window) shopping and went into the Shinjuku Takashimiya (新宿高島屋) department store nearby. The department store was…