My first trip to Japan was somewhat hastily planned in a short period of time, and my second trip to Japan was hastily planned after I had to cancel/reschedule it after the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, and this trip kept up with that tradition.
I did a somewhat thorough job of blogging my experience the first time, but a very sparse job the second time.
And now, 80 days after I started the trip, it's time to try documenting my 18 day trip. For those of you that are curious, this will be the first of about eighteen posts on my 2013 trip or Japan Trip v.3.
My very first trip, there were very specific things I wanted to try to see, visit and do:
- Tokyo (Shinjuku, Akihabara, Shibuya, Ginza, Roppongi, etc.)
- Kyoto
- Osaka
- Sakura
My second trip, I wanted to at least see Nagasaki. But once my trip was cancelled and rescheduled, I decided to defer that entire itinerary.
Thus, for this trip, I finally went to revisit my original second trip itinerary:
- Tokyo
- Nagasaki
- Outdoor onsen
- Studio Ghibli Museum
- Tokyo Anime Fair
- Food-related class (more on this later)
Once I started finalizing dates, the following options opened up:
- Kyoto (specifically to see Higashiyama Hanatouro again!)
- An attempt to watch a band that I know in a live concert setting
For my outdoor onsen selection, I choose Takayama (which would have a fantastic side effect / coincidence that I would discover later)
Of course, despite three trips, there's still more of the country I want to see: Hokkaido and Okinawa. Those will likely have to wait for a fourth trip.
Please enjoy this retroactive look back at the longest travel vacation I've taken to date.
どうぞよろしくお願いします!
-- wake.eat.sleep