Unique Ramen ...

... there were a couple of great-looking ramen joints near the hotel, but they were not open early enough for us to dine before heading over to Tokyo Station to catch a train. The next best option was to have one final meal at Ramen Street! Ramen is typically served with pork, but this one came with a healthy-sized portion of chicken dark meat. The broth was fantastic as usual, thick and fatty.

Onsen

October 2nd 2016
Geo: 36.7801, 138.968Visiting an onsen, a Japanese hot spring, is an activity that we missed on our first Japanese trip, one that became a goal for this visit. While we harboured fears that it could be another disappointing forced Japanese experience, it turned out to be rather memorable. The difference between onsen and the Robot Show or Sushi Dai is that those two were not traditional Ja ... read more

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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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