I haven’t updated my blog in months and I failed to mention that I made a life changing decision a while back. That decision has now landed me halfway across the world in Japan. Long story short…I’m going to be living here for a year! I’ve always wanted to experience living in Asia and while it was scary taking the first step, I think it will be a worthwhile experience for me. =D I’ve officially been in Japan for three…
For our last morning in Nagoya, we tried to fit in as much as we could before we left for the airport. After waking up around 7:15, we had breakfast at the hotel then ventured out to the station to buy last minute souvenirs. Afterwards, we were left with a little under two hours to finish the rest of our shopping. As with all my trips to Asia, I never leave enough time to go shopping for clothes, so it’s…
Getting to the main highlight of our Nagoya vacation – seeing Arashi in concert. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen them live. To be honest, while they are still one of my fave groups, I haven’t been following them as much in recent years. I also haven’t been loving their new album, but I was hopeful they would include some of their recent singles on the setlist for Digitalian. =) Even before getting to the main event, we…
After waking up the next morning, my sis and I decided to head down to the onsen one last time. The ladies onsen and the mens onsen alternate in the morning, so we managed to try both during our stay. Once we got back to our room, they were starting to put away our futons to set up for breakfast. As with our dinner, breakfast was incredibly extravagant. Everything looked just as good as it tasted. I highly recommend staying…
Starting the morning off in Kanazawa, we ate breakfast at the hotel lobby then checked out and stored our luggage inside Kanazawa Station. Then we met up with Anny-san, who was our tour guide for the morning. Anny-san took us on the local buses towards Myoryuji Temple, where she had helped us make reservations for a tour at 10:00am. A little background information on Myoryuji. While it may look like a regular temple from the outside, it was in fact…