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 …
Japan 2023 : Lake Suwa, Nagano
Today we needed to return our little dependable but underpowered Toyota Roomy back to Toyota Nagano. We made a quick pit stop at Haradori Post Office (原通郵便局) to drop off the postcard delivery to some buddies back in Malaysia before embarking on a short hour-long drive to reach the Toyota Office for the drop-off. We …
Japan 2023 : Kiyotsu Gorge & Naena Waterfall, Niigata
Today’s road trip to the famous Kiyotsu Gorge at Tokamachi was going to be a 170km round trip adventure, so we got up pretty early to start our day. Our drive saw us passing the Chikuma River at Iiyama city, where cherry blossom trees lined up, making it a famous cherry blossom viewing spot among …