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This was one of the only tours that Lina booked for the trip. We woke up early to catch a bus, and then took a ride on the Sagano Romantic Train. It looks like it would be a very pretty train ride at night. Then we took another bus to a staging area to get on a boat. Lina … [Read more...] about Japan Day 6 – Kyoto

We checked out of our wonderful apartment in Osaka and headed over to Kyoto via a regular train. Now that we're experts :), it was pretty stress free even though we had our two large bags. Carrying them up the stairs wasn't a lot of fun, though. My suitcase is a standard … [Read more...] about Japan Day 5 – Kyoto – Kobe

I wanted to go back to the Dotonbori District to see all of the displays without the crowds, but we got sidetracked by some croissants in the Kuromon Market, which turned into an exploration of the entire area. All of the croissants wee delicious, especially the Red Bean and … [Read more...] about Japan Day 4 – Osaka

Now that we got the hang of Japan subways, it was time to get lost :) Lina bought some unlimited train passes that we needed to exchange in the basement of the LOUDEST store we've ever been in, in every sense of the word. The walls were white, the fluorescent lights were … [Read more...] about Japan Day 3 – Osaka

Now that we figured out the basics of navigating Japan, it was time to go to Osaka via bullet train. Thestation was little chaotic, but we managed to find our train and off we went! The train was smooth and fast, as expected. We accidentally booked ourselves into the Umeda … [Read more...] about Japan Day 2 – Tokyo to Osaka