We wanted to be out of Hakuba nice and early, as we had a 130 mile drive to Kanazawa to make that day. We were out and about by 7am, and before leaving Hakuba, made one last attempt to see the alps and drove up to 天神坂 a viewpoint over some rice fields. Sadly the … Continue reading Japan 2023 Summer Day 5: Road-tripping through Niigata to Kanazawa
We woke up to another cloudy day sadly, we never got to see the peaks of the Alps from Kamikochi Valley, which was a real shame. What made up for it was the most delicious breakfast I have ever had. The chef was again amazing and made me a fully gluten, egg, and milk-free meal. … Continue reading Japan 2023 Summer Day 4: Cloudy Hakuba
We had an early start for our epic day of adventure and we were checked out of our hotel and on the road by 6:30am. We stocked up on snacks and drinks and headed towards Kamikochi. Like many popular hiking areas in Japan, you aren't able to drive to the location itself but need to … Continue reading Japan 2023 Summer Day 3: Exploring Kamikochi
We woke up to a relatively clear day, even with the threat of the typhoon moving towards the mainland. We were staying in Ota-ku, only a short drive from Haneda airport, and had until 9am until we were going to collect our hire car for the trip. From our lovely air-conditioned hotel room, we didn't … Continue reading Japan 2023 Summer Day 2: Driving from Tokyo to Matsumoto in a typhoon
Time to go back to Japan! After experiencing Japan in the depths of winter in February we wanted to visit in the height of summer. Not just for the fun of it, but in celebration of our 10th wedding anniversary and to relive our honeymoon back in 2013. We were flying from Heathrow in England … Continue reading Japan 2023 Summer Day 1: Arriving in Japan
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