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Japan Starter Kit

Posted by xerius

... blessed it with a wealth of natural beauty, as well as a charming rural character. Highlights include the castle town of Hirosaki, the tree-lined samurai quarter of Kakunodate, the caldera lakes of Towada-ko and Tazawa-ko, the Buddhist relics of Hiraizumi ...

30 day trip to japan - help!

Posted by xerius

... or skiing in Niseko, Hokkaido, if that's down your alley. Hit the Snow Festival in Sapporo, the Snow Lantern Festival in Hirosaki and/or the Kamakura Festival in Yokote to see a bit of Japan's traditional matsuri. Go to some of the many hot ...

Capsule Inn Osaka, Japan

Posted by xerius

I've stayed in a capsule hotel only once - this summer in Hirosaki (link , in Japanese), during the Neputa Festival. I was actually surprised by how comfortably I slept, but maybe that's because I was so knackered from a day of sightseeing and ...

30 day trip to japan - help!

Posted by xerius

... , it's going to take half a day by train just to get there. Another option would be to stop off in Hirosaki en route, which has an original castle, a lot of historic architecture and a charming temple district. After Kakunodate, rather than heading ...

Hokkaido overland to Tokyo in Sept.

Posted by katom

... to most parts of Japan in three previous visits...we're 60 ish so no loong hikes ok? We're thinking Sapporo-Hirosaki-Morioka-Sendai-Aizu-Matsumoto-Kiso Valley-Tokyo and it looks like a JREast 3 day pass would take care of the longer distances ...

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