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It is Cultural Day, and the local crowd was expected to be large as it is a national holiday. We arrived early at the Alpico office to purchase our Zenkoji & Togakushi 1-Day Ticket Pass. It was the most affordable and convenient option at a price of 3,000yen each. Prior to that, we stopped by …
I peeked at the weather forecast on my phone at 5 am—it was clear! After an ice bath, I found myself outside, wandering the quiet streets of Nagano City, hoping to catch a glimpse of the sunrise. However, Nagano is surrounded by tall mountains, so the sun only makes an appearance around 6:30 am, and …
It’s our first trip back to Japan since 2019, and we were incredibly excited for this long-awaited journey. As always, we opted for the ever-reliable Singapore Airlines to travel from Penang to Nagoya’s Chubu Centrair Airport via a short layover at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Since I can’t sleep on airplanes, I figured I might as …
The next morning, it would be Google-search time as we searched for a new adventure. Then, E spotted a soup curry establishment. We had never forgotten the mouth-watering soup curry we had in Sapporo two years ago and wanted to rekindle that happiness. So off we went walking again, and upon reaching it, it was …
We woke up to another beautiful morning with super blue cloudless skies. Great day for a stroll – so we decided to walk all the way to Cape Noshappu. We got some snacks and drinks from the tourist centre since the Seicomart konbini is still bare with no delivery since the earthquake. We got some …