2012 japan trip Archives - Addicted to Sushi

Japan Day 10, Part 1: In which we end up right back where we started

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:16:41 +0000

Our first whole day in Kyoto was such a jam-packed day that I'm splitting it into three posts. Looking back, I can hardly believe we managed to fit so much into one day... and yet can now totally understand why I was so sore I could barely move that night. We started the morning off walking to Kyoto station from our hotel. We stopped by a tiny hole-in-the-wall bakery to buy a curry pan, which unfortunately was one of the few not-so-good things we ate on the entire trip. We managed to find our way to Kyoto Station, and then spent the next ten minutes trying to figure out where we wanted to go. We were looking ...

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Japan Day 10, Part 3: In which we get lost, find ourselves, and then get lost again.

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:10:27 +0000

After spending the morning getting lost and the afternoon satisfying our wanderlust, we were hungry. Time to eat! We headed across the river, and found ourself on a large, busy street full of clothing stores and fast food. We could have stopped at a McDonald's, or Burger King, or Subway (or even Baskin Robbins!), but we weren't quite that hungry. (Although we did eat at a McDonald's the first time we went to Japan (for our very first meal!) and it wasn't *that* bad. Better than American McDonald's, definitely.) Instead we kept walking, and walking, and turned down another walking-only street, and hey wait a minute, something about this place ...

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Japan Day 10, Part 2: Gion, Geishas, and Gardens

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:22:44 +0000

After spending the morning going in circles, we once again left our hotel, and walked to the train station. This time we went to the station nearest us, which - go figure - was not a JR Station. However this time, we had an actual goal in mind. At Son's suggestion, we were heading to the Gion area of Kyoto - an area famous for its Geishas (or, as they're called in Kyoto, Geiko). We took the local subway to the Gion-Shijo station, which let out on Shijo street, which is the main street in the Gion area. It's a busy street, and obviously caters to tourists. Eventually we turned down a side street, and just wandered. We found our way to one of the busier side streets...

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Japan Day 6: One fish, no fish, raw fish, goatfish

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:01:25 +0000

On the morning of our sixth day in Japan, we planned to go to Tsukiji fish market with Rachael. Key word: "planned". We dragged ourselves out of bed around 3am. Neither Son nor I are morning people (we're more likely to be going to bed around 3am), so there was definite dragging involved, however before long we were up and ready to go see some fish! And then we got stuck in our hotel. Seriously. As I've mentioned before, one of the lower levels of our hotel connects to a train station, so that's how we would usually get across to...

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Japan Day 9: Goodbye Tokyo, Hello Kyoto!

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:40:39 +0000

Our ninth day in Japan was our last day in Tokyo. We started the morning by finishing up packing (and ate a couple of onigiri), before checking out and leaving our baggage with the front desk so we could do a couple more things in Tokyo before heading to Kyoto. We met Rachael and her girls at their hotel, and headed to Kappabashi - the "cooking street". Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo where many restaurants buy their supplies - cookware, dishes, signs, even the insanely realistic fake food that is often displayed in front of restaurants. We bought a few things there - a plate, a set of coasters, a silicone doughnut mold, a...

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Japan Day 8: Bowls the size of your head!

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:46:26 +0000

On the eigth day of our Japan trip, my true love gave to me... cookbooks, udon, and sushiiii!!! (Sorry, now that Thanksgiving is past, I'm in a bit of a Christmas-y mood!) So. Day 8. This was a hot, hot day! Our eighth day in Japan started out like this. If, like us, your legs get attacked by crazy biting bugs when you're out late at a park, then you'll want to acquire some of this apparently fairly popular cream at a pharmacy. Luckily for us, Rachael knew just what we needed. We had decided on sushi for lunch that day, since it was eight days into our trip and ...

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Japan Day 7: Visiting the zoo in the middle of a typhoon!

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:20:20 +0000

This post was supposed to go up a week or two ago, but then Hurricane Sandy hit. While I'm on the west coast, and not directly affected by the storm, I felt like it would be a bit insensitive to be posting about a fairly minor typhoon in Japan while everyone on the east coast was dealing with the Hurricane. The TED blog has a great post about ways you can help those who were affected by the hurricane. There are lots of people who still need our help, so if you can, I'm sure they'd appreciate any donation, no matter how little. Our seventh day in Japan was a rainy one...

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