The next couple of days in Tokyo were completely jammed packed. In hindsight it wasn’t very smart to plan two amusement park visits back to back, but that was the only way the dates would work out with my friends, so I didn’t have much of a choice. Naturally I ended up getting sick, but at least I still managed to get to where I needed before I crashed. =S Our first amusement park was Tokyo Disneyland. I had been to…
For our last day in Tohoku, we started the morning with a breakfast buffet at the ryokan, then we took the shuttle bus back to Sakunami Station. It was surprisingly a nice day out, so instead of taking the local line directly to Yamagata, we did a two-hour stopover in Yamadera. The view from Yamadera was absolutely breathtaking. Even though there were 1,000 steps to get up, we stopped often enough to catch our breath and admire the scenery. There’s…
After a windy start to our Tohoku trip, we were lucky the remainder of our time turned out much better. As our schedule was so packed this time, we decided to scrap some of the touristy things and reserve a few hours to do our shopping. However, we had to get the majority of it done in the morning, as we were heading to a ryokan in the evening. It would be easier to ship our luggage directly back to Haneda Airport…
The following day was the start of our three-day trip to Tohoku. Since we already had our train tickets, it was an easy ride all the way to Sendai Station. However, it was only after we got there that the trouble started. Due to high winds, the majority of the local trains running from Sendai Station were either delayed or cancelled for the day. While it’s not entirely uncommon to experience weather-related delays, it was the first time I had been so…
We had an early start the next morning as we had plans to meet up with a friend to visit the Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Odaiba. My friend had bought tickets ahead of time, but since it was a weekend we decided to get there before opening to avoid the crowds. I’ve heard stories of people who end up waiting in line for hours to see all the attractions, so it was definitely a smart move going early,…