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We woke up early, bought our breakfast at the nearest convenience store (konbini), and took a morning exercise walk to Zenkoji Temple since it was within walking distance from our hotel, Sotetsu Fresa Inn Nagano – about 2km away or 30mins walk one-way. The streets were quite empty with only a few cars on the …
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 …