Our Airbnb - Shinjuku Pencil House

April 6th 2016
Geo: 36.8451, 139.051We slept for about six hours, and then it was time to head out for our day trip to Takaragawa onsen way out in Gunma prefecture. Assuming all went well, it would be about two hours by train plus a half hour bus ride. Of course things didn't go well. Lol. We left at 7am to take the subway to Shinjuku station. Me, Chris, Eric and Beth weren't using our 7 day rail pas ... read more

Asia » Japan » Gunma

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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Nicki

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I think I've been traveling all my life, whether it was tagging along with my dad on business trips to Austin, Texas, numerous yearly (sometimes twice) camping trips to Yosemite, the occasional Disneyland trip, and all sorts of road trips. I loved hiking and exploring with my mom, and tried to pass that on to my younger siblings as they grew up. I ended up going further as I got older- an epic three month backpacking trip through Western Europe as a graduation gift to myself, trips to Japan, New Zealand and Fiji with friends, weekend trips across the country, camping anywhere I can and even ... full info

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