Cypress Hayama
Travel Blogs from Yokosuka
Hello Japan!!
... and friends..but I'm definitely eager to jump into this new beautiful journey!
Tomorrow begins a week filled with orientation! Basic introduction to our duties here this summer, and getting adjusted to the base. We won't be able to explore Japan off base until next weekend, so that's something to definitely look forward to!
Here's to a new chapter of my life! Starting.....NOW!!! :)
Sending all my love from Japan!
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The land of the Cherry Blossom.... Japan
... comfort’. We dump the bags to go exploring and both dissolve into fits of laughter when we realise that our hotel is less than three shops and an intersectiton away from where we had hailed the cab from. No wonder the fare was really reasonable not to mention minimal and the cab drivers facial expression was one of disbelief when he picked us up.
Pam was excited and we welcomed friendly faces in a visit from her son and three of his friends from New Zealand ...
Trends and tradition in Tokyo
... art of plastic food replicas.
Fortunately, some friends of friends, Masami and Catherine, who are Japanese-Canadians, took us around in Tokyo to the real local places. We had wonderful sushi, sashimi and sake and we also met their local friends watching the football match between Japan and Korea. It turned out Catherine presents the news at the international news channel, NHK, and she kindly invited us to the broadcasting studios. So the next day, we were sitting ...
The Camp
... inside of the Edo-Tokyo Museum felt like Antarctica. We browsed through almost all the different (possibly) ancient artifacts and the intricately made miniature Japan. It was interesting to see the campers trying out all the interactive cool things like the carry-the-two-buckets-on-a-stick-on-you r-shoulder which I remember trying it on myself six years ago. The museum did bring me to the past… a flashback to ancient Japan, and a flashback to ancient PRIC. ...
Location
Other places to stay in Yokosuka
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Yokosuka Prince Hotel
3-27, Hon-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa , Yokosuka | Hotelfrom $79 -
Kannonzaki Keikyu Hotel
2 Hashirimizu, Yokosuka | Hotelfrom $142 -
Central Hotel
2-8 Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka | 4 star hotelfrom $79 -
Hotel New Yokosuka
1-12 Honcho, Yokosuka | Hotel -
Hotel Harbour Yokosuka
2-7 Shioiricho, Yokosuka | 3 star hotelfrom $79 -
Hotel YRP
7-2 Hikarinoka, Yokosuka | Hotel -
Hotel Yokosuka
2-7 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka | Hotel -
Sagamiin
2-13 Yasuuracho, Yokosuka | Hotel -
Mercure Hotel Yokosuka
3-27 Honcho, Yokosuka | 3 star hotelfrom $87
