Shinkansen
The tour dropped us off the station to catch the Shinkansen 新幹線, also known as the bullet train. We were headed back to Tokyo! Standing on the platform next to the rushing trains was quite an experience.…
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We went down to Togendai for our Hakone sightseeing cruise on Lake Ashi 芦ノ湖. Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic crater lake of Mount Hakone ( a volcano). Lo and behold! Our transportation on the lake are pirate…
View PostŌwakudani
We took the Hakone Ropeway 箱根ロープウェイ to get to Ōwakudani 大涌谷. The view of the mountainous Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park 富士箱根伊豆国立公園 landscape below us was gorgeous! This is the most visited National Park in Japan! The girls were all happily cam-whoring in the…
View PostMt Fuji
We had to pass small towns at the base of Mt Fuji. Soon we were on the winding paths up Mt Fuji herself! We could see some small blooms of cherry blossoms… but were actually…
View PostJourney to Mt Fuji
Back to blogging about Japan. We were all signed up with Grey Line Tours for the Mt Fuji and Hakone day tour. So bright and early at about 7am we were at the lobby of…
View PostBest Ramen Ever!
We spent the rest of the evening shopping at Harajuku… and moving on to Shibuya. I don’t take much photos while shopping so the above shot is about all I have. Other than clothes, gloves,…
View PostMeiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine 明治神宮 is dedicated to the spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken. Emperor Meji abolished old Japan feudalism and established the new democratic Japan. He also changed the moved from Kyoto to…
View PostTokyo Shrines
All of my previous trips to Tokyo always included a visit to Asakusa Shrine 浅草神社. In fact I love the Asakusa 浅草 area and all the rich history and culture embroiled in the little streets. It’ll be really…
View PostHarajuku
Here we all are… heading to Harajuku 原宿 . Street fashion capital in Tokyo. We were all geared up for a day of shopping and so not much pictures were taken at Harajuku itself! Most of the…
View PostGetting Ready
One of the funs with traveling with a bunch of close gal pals vs traveling with family or work or mix gender groups is that you can get prepped up and ready all together in…
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