TravBuddy.com: dmae712's Golden Week in Japan 2007 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/6506 Tokyo, Mt. Fuji area, and Kyoto en-us Fri, 04 May 2007 07:07:58 PST Christon Cafe http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-7-Last-Full-Day-8 Fri, 04 May 2007 07:07:58 PST Christon Cafe Tokyo, Japan, May 04, 2007

Christon Cafe is an interesting restaurant. It is located in Shibuya, not a far walk from the JR Station. It is decorated like a Catholic church wi…

]]> Day 7 - Last Full Day! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-7-Last-Full-Day-8 Fri, 04 May 2007 10:45:40 PST Day 7 - Last Full Day! Tokyo, Japan, May 04, 2007

Sniff!  Our last full day in Japan!  I think we were completely dead tired by the time Friday arrived! lol Woke up a little late so missed…

]]> Day 6 - Kyoto http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-6-Kyoto-7 Thu, 03 May 2007 19:30:42 PST Day 6 - Kyoto Kyoto, Japan, May 03, 2007

We ate breakfast at Kotobuki Cafe, a block away from Tour Club.  The cafe offers a discount for those who stay at the hostel!  It's a small…

]]> Tour Club http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-5-Kyoto-Temple-Hopping-6 Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:01 PST Tour Club Kyoto, Japan, May 02, 2007

Location was good. Few minutes walk from JR Kyoto Station. Easy to find. Nearby bus stop. The room was clean and small. Bathroom was also small. Goo…

]]> Day 5 in Kyoto - Temple Hopping http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-5-Kyoto-Temple-Hopping-6 Wed, 02 May 2007 19:47:38 PST Day 5 in Kyoto - Temple Hopping Kyoto, Japan, May 02, 2007

We ate pastries for breakfast that we bought the night before from a bakery close to Gion. After breakfast, we walked about ten blocks to the f…

]]> Inn Fujitomita http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Anthonys-Encounter-Friendly-Local-5 Tue, 01 May 2007 07:15:51 PST Inn Fujitomita Yamanashi, Japan, May 01, 2007

David, the owner, and his family are very nice people and made us feel like part of the household! David picked us up from the Fujiyoshida station. T…

]]> Anthony's Encounter with a Friendly Local http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Anthonys-Encounter-Friendly-Local-5 Tue, 01 May 2007 10:45:22 PST Anthony's Encounter with a Friendly Local Yamanashi, Japan, May 01, 2007

Japan has some of the most friendliest locals I have ever met anywhere in the world.  On our way to Kyoto from Fujiyoshida, we took a bus from F…

]]> Day 3 - Yamanashi Village and Oshino Hokkai Village http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-3-Yamanashi-Village-Oshino-4 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:44:47 PST Day 3 - Yamanashi Village and Oshino Hokkai Village Yamanashi, Japan, Apr 30, 2007

We were able to reserve a train early at 9:30 to get to the Fuji Five Lakes - Yamanashi Village.  Our intentions in coming here was to get a…

]]> Day 2 - Ueno Park, Harajuku, and Akihabara http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-2-Ueno-Park-Harajuku-Akihabara-3 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:44:36 PST Day 2 - Ueno Park, Harajuku, and Akihabara Tokyo, Japan, Apr 29, 2007

First thing we did was go straight to the 99Yen store for breakfast!  You can't beat 3 kolaches for 99Yen!  Then we went to Ueno Park.&nbsp…

]]> Day 1 - Arrival Day http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-1-Arrival-Day-2 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:44:23 PST Day 1 - Arrival Day Tokyo, Japan, Apr 28, 2007

We arrived in Narita airport around 3pm.  We went straight to the JR reservation desk to get our JR Pass and reserve all our trains for the week…

]]> Oak Hotel http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Day-1-Arrival-Day-2 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:36:54 PST Oak Hotel Tokyo, Japan, Apr 28, 2007

Oak Hotel is a good, cheap hotel for budget travelers. For a 2-twin bed room with private bath, we paid about $35 per person/nite. They provided free…

]]> Summary http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6506/Summary-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:44:06 PST Summary Tokyo, Japan, Apr 27, 2007

This is, by far, the best 7 day vacation I have ever had!!  We had a blast in Japan!!  As much as we got lost and confused, it's ok!  …

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