Tag: Udon
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Niseko Diaries: Dairy Farm and Countryside Driving
On June 1st, my friends invited me out to go strawberry picking Yoichi! I have been dying to go strawberry picking since I went in Tokyo last year, and the Hokkaido strawberry season typically starts in June. Quite a few places in the Shiribeshi area do cherries (Niki!) and grapes (Niki and Yoichi!), but I…
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Hakodate Diaries: Golden Week Sakura
This year, “Golden Week” lands within the peirod of April 27th to May 6th, with a three-day weekend from April 27th to 29th, and a four day weekend from May 3rd to May 6th. This year, intead of using three days of nenkyuu to make it a continuous vacation, I decided to take two mini…
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Sapporo Diaries: Fall Vibes on a Long Weekend
November 3-5 was another three day weekend here in Japan, as November 3rd is Culture Day, and this time around, I figured I would take advantage of the longer weekend to stay in Sapporo. I thought about it early enough that I booked accomodation in Sapporo in advance, so I wouldn’t end up with an…
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Sapporo Diaries: A solo date and reunion
I went to Sapporo on April 15th because my boyfriend was coming back from Tokyo, and we stayed the night so he doesn’t have to rush back to my place. Plus, it gave us some time to relax and spend some time in Sapporo. April 15th: I got on my usual 7:40 bus to Sapporo,…
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Nagoya/Tokyo Diaries: Hammock Head Spa and Goodbye
Here’s the last part of my Tokyo trip! Did you read Part 1 and Part 2? March 31st: After a short day in Nagoya, this was our go back to tokyo day, with our reserved shinkansen tickets for 9:40 am. This was to give us some time in the morning to grab some breakfast, and…
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Tokyo/Nagoya Diaries: TeamLab Planets and Ghibli Park
Here’s part 2 of my Tokyo trip! March 28th: Our main planned thing to do of the day was TeamLab Planets, and other than that, just chill in Tsukiji in the morning, and Asakusa and Ueno in the afternoon/evening. Because I planned on getting a brunch at Tsukiji, I bought tickets for TeamLab for 1pm…
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Tokyo Diaries: Strawberry Hunting and Tokyo DisneySea
I went to Tokyo! My friend and I had been talking about her coming to visit a while back, and a couple months ago we finally made solid plans and booked things. We’re just hanging around Tokyo for the most part, since it’s her first time here, and also exploring some of the more touristy…
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Sapporo Diaries: Sanrio 60th Anniversary Exhibition
On March 4th, my boyfriend and I went out to Sapporo, with our main goals this time around were to see the Sanrio 60th Anniversary exhibition at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, and to get a haircut for my boyfriend. That’s been long overdue for him, and he’s been kind of waiting until he…
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