Japan

Tokyo: fish and freaks
February 19, 2007 - Tokyo, Japan
From Yokohama we went directly to Shinjuku to buy a few essentials like a replacement strap to fix Terry’s pack. I introduced Terry to tachigui ‘eating while standing’ stands on some train platforms. We had curry and Terry loved it. She is a natural from all the times she ate from the frying pan standing up in the kitchen. I always had the...
Placed by Mark & Terry in Mid-Life Crisis Pacific Dive Tour

Hakone -> Kamakura -> Yokohama
February 18, 2007 - Yokohama, Japan
After Monkey Park, we returned to Kofu. We visited Erinji, a local temple and Kaisen onsen, but the theme for us here in Kofu is friends and food. Terry and I are really enjoying the food here. We agreed to skimp on accommodations and transportation if necessary, but not food, as it is so much a part of the culture. We ate my favorite ramen,...
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Hell Valley and Monkey Park
February 12, 2007 - Nagano, Japan
From Tokyo we continued to Kofu city in Yamanashi prefecture. Kofu is where I lived for three years while working in Japan. Just taking the train to Kofu brought back many memories. It was fun to see the things that had changed in a year. We met my friend Miki for dinner at a yakitori restaurant. The next day we went snow boarding with Miki and...
Placed by Mark & Terry in Mid-Life Crisis Pacific Dive Tour

Capsule Hotel
February 9, 2007 - Tokyo, Japan
After returning to Tokyo, we had one night before continuing on to Yamanashi. Terry wanted to stay in a capsule hotel. Capsule hotels usually are men only, but I did know a capsule hotel that allowed women, the Asakusa Riverside Capsule Hotel, so we went there. What is not to love about this place? $25 per night. After paying, you get a locker...
Placed by Mark & Terry in Mid-Life Crisis Pacific Dive Tour

58th Sapporo Snow Festival
February 7, 2007 - Sapporo, Japan
Our stay in Tokyo was only one day. The next day we had a flight out of Haneda airport North to Hokkaido, Japan to attend the 58th Sapporo Snow Festival. Our hotel booking, booked by my Japanese friend Miki, was a snow festival plan and we received free beer and ‘shiroi koibito’ (‘white lover’) cookies. Did I memntion that fee beer...
Placed by Mark & Terry in Mid-Life Crisis Pacific Dive Tour