I just got back from a three and a half week trip to Japan. It was the longest trip I have ever been on (aside from studying abroad in Germany, which felt different). I made the following wild circuit with only a backpack and a duffel: Tokyo Toyama Kanazawa Nara ish Ito Hakodate Nikko Mashiko Karuizawa Tokyo This trip was split into three parts: time with my immediate family, going to a conference, and then time with my partner. They were all great and also I am glad to be home. I’ll post my abbreviated travel notes here, including activity and food recommendations. Part one We started in Tokyo but we were only there for about 40 hours. We focused our time mostly on arts and crafts: we did a kintsugi workshop, spent time at an artists cooperative, and then did a lot of walking around. This was a good intro to the trip, because everyone kept waking up at 4am and crashing at 7pm due to the jet lag. 4am wakeup makes for nice morning walks to 7-Eleven. I brought my family to T’s Tantan in…
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