As my travel style has evolved, I’ve come to appreciate the leisurely pace of overnight stays rather than rushing through day trips. While Bath, a picturesque city in England, is often visited as a day trip from London, I opted to spend a night there, splitting my exploration across two […]
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After much deliberation about which day trips to take from Osaka, I finally settled on Hiroshima and Miyajima Island because I wanted to see the famous “floating” torii Gate. If you couldn’t already tell after reading all the posts in this Japan adventure series, I love these structures! Reaching Miyajima […]
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On day four in the Kansai region, I took a day trip from Kyoto to Nara Deer Park. I had spent the last three days in the city visiting several shrines and temples, parks and forests, exploring Higashimaya Ward and attending a delightful tea ceremony. Now it was time to […]
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After Tokyo and Nikko, Kamakura was my next stop in Japan. I visited this coastal city on a day trip from Tokyo. Like all the places I visited in Japan, it was easy and convenient to get there via public transportation and the journey alone was worth it. Have I […]
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On my third day in Japan, I took a day trip from Tokyo to Nikko, a small city in the mountains north of Tokyo. I guessed this was slightly off the beaten path when the customer service attendant at Tobu Asakusa Station asked me how I heard about Nikko and […]
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