Tag: Japan things to do
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On to Hokkaido, an Island Filled with Adventure
September 4, 2025. Sapporo, Japan. Our twenty-day cruise around the beautiful islands of Japan has concluded, and we’re now embarking on a new adventure: exploring the northern island of Hokkaido. We traveled from the cruise port to Haneda Airport, one of Tokyo’s two major international airports, early in the morning. This gave us our first…
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Exploring Matsumoto Castle: A Journey Through History
August 12, 2025. Matsumoto, Japan. Day 6 Today, we journeyed to Matsumoto Castle, a magnificent structure and one of Japan’s oldest surviving castles. Since our visit fell during a holiday week, a sea of visitors filled the grounds, and we learned that our wait to enter would be between one and two hours. After purchasing…