It was our first trip to Japan and we had a absolutely wonderful time. Prior to the trip I was wondering if I should make it a DIY trip or join a guided tour. I am glad we decided to…
Day 16 and 17: Leaving Japan
Plan for the day Today was supposed to be a very simple day. We would leave our hotel very early at about 5.30 am, board the plane, transit at Ho Chi Minh City and touch down in Singapore by about…
Day 15: Ginza & Odaiba
Plan for the day Today would be our very last full day of sightseeing in Tokyo. All the must-see attractions of Tokyo in our list had already been visited as for the rest they were optional visits.We wanted to have…
Day 14: Tokyo Icho Namiki & Yoyogi Park
Plan for the day We planned to visit at least three Tokyo attractions by the end of the day, they were: Tsukiji Market, Icho Namiki and Yoyogi Koen We would be going to all these attractions by foot and subways.…
Day 13: Tokyo Bay Aqua Line & YoroKeikoku
Plan for the day We had three more full days for sightseeing including today and remaining in our list were four “Koyo” destinations, two of which were in Tokyo, one in Kamakura and another in Yoro-Keikoku. In the last 12…
Day 12: Snow Monkey & Yokohama City
Plan for the Day Today we had only one main attraction we wanted to visit. That was the Jigokundani Monkey Park. After the park we would drive all the way to Yokohama for the night. The drive from the monkey…
Day 11: Kiso Valley & Matsumoto Castle
Plan for the Day Today we would be driving a very long distance of about 285 km with a total driving duration adding up to 6 hours. Our first destination would be the post towns in Kiso valley starting from…
Day 10: Shirakawago & Takayama
Plan for the day We planned to drive up to Shirakawa-go historical village and spend the entire morning there. We had no idea how much time would be sufficient to explore this village so we allocated ourselves a maximum of…
Day 9: Makino Metasequoia & Kenrokuen
Plan for the day Today we would be driving a long distance as we intended to be in Kanazawa city for the night. Our original itinerary was to visit Makino Pic-land, then Keisoku-ji temple and then to Kanazawa for the…
Day 8: 3rd Day in Kyoto
Plan for the day Today was our third day in Kyoto, there were only two destinations in my list of Kyoto attractions that I had yet to visit. They were: Eikando Temple and Tofuji Temple. Both temples were famous for…
Day 7: 2nd Day in Kyoto
Plan for the day Yesterday we completed four out of ten destinations/attractions in my list for Kyoto. Today our plan was to visit two more attractions before sundown, they were: Kinkakuji temple Arashiyama. After sunset and if we were still…
Day 6: 1st Day in Kyoto
Plan for the day Today, we would finally be arriving at Kyoto! “The thousand-year capital”. Before Kyoto, we had one optional item which was Todai-ji temple, but after reviewing our itinerary last evening we decided to drop Todai-ji temple visit. Todai-ji…
Day 5: Mt Yoshino
Plan for the day Every night before a day, we would review our itinerary plan for the next day and finalised our route. Our original itinerary for today was to visit a Ninja Museum in Iga in the morning, in the…
Day 4: Korankei Gorge
Plan for the day In our original plan for yesterday we had an optional item – “Kanzanji Ropeway ride” but since we arrived late at Hamamatsu the optional item was discarded. This morning we had to make a final decision…
Day 3: Hakone Shrine, Owakudani
Plan for the day The plan for the day was to move around Lake Ashi and visit a few famous sights. They were Hakone Shrine Hakone Sekisho Checkpoint Hakone Imperial villa Hakone Detached Palace Garden Owakundai Great Boiling Valley By about…
Day 2: Maple Corridors & Pampass Grass Field
Plan for the day For this day we had six sightseeing destinations planned. I doubt very much that we could complete all these six places, so I listed two of them as optional and to be visited the next day…
Day 1: Tokyo & Mount Fuji
Plan for the Day Our plan was to fly in to Narita International Airport and drive into Tokyo to meet a friend for lunch. After the meetup we would drive east to Lake Yamanaka located at the base of Mount Fuji…