I woke up really really early at 6am to take my morning walk to Fuji Yumeno Ohashi (bridge) as forecast for the day was super clear sky. Japan weather forecast tend to be quite accurate – so off I went on a chilly morning walk. The predawn blue-pinky-ish sky casting its colors on Fujisan was …
Japan 2023 : Fuji City, Shizuoka
Woke up really early before the sun rose coz it is train spotting time for me and I’ve got a choice to either walk 5km or take a train nearest to my destination for the morning, Fuji City Riverbed Rest Square. I decided to make it a walk since it was a pretty cold day. …
Japan 2023 : Numazu, Shizuoka
Waking up to a simple breakfast at the lobby of Super Hotel JR Fujiekimae Kinenkan (let’s call it Super Hotel Fuji), we explored the area around not-so-famous (yet) Fuji Honcho dori which should not be mistaken for the more famous Honcho Street located at Fujiyoshida. Today Fujisan decided to wear a cloud crown but remains …
Japan 2023 : Atami, Shizuoka
After 2 nights at the most expensive hotel in our trip, it is time to to head to our least expensive hotel at Fuji City. Again, Mount Fuji was a no-show as we bade goodbye to the hotel. We made our way to Shizuoka Station with the free hotel van. At Shizuoka Station, we used …
Japan 2023 : Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
Woke up early to have a morning walk along the shores of the lake – weather forecast mentioned a dull cloudy morning and it was accurate. demit. After the walk, Hotel Beniya‘s breakfast was a welcoming re-load with a sumptuous spread. Japanese breakfasts tend to be low in fat and oil and we really love …