Trip: 2025 Oct/Nov: Tokyo; Hakone; Kyoto; Osaka; Himeji; Hiroshima; Nagoya Travel Journal

2025 Oct-Nov trip to Japan
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In this trip to Japan, my second, but the first in this travel journal, I visited Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, Himeji, Hiroshima, and Nagoya. I started and ended in Tokyo

Going. Ginza. Gone.

When I returned to Tokyo yesterday for one night to catch my plane today, I stayed at a different hotel from the one I stayed...

Higashiyama Botanical Gardens

The full title of this attraction is “Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens,” but I stripped it down to just “Higashiyama Botanical Gardens” for the title...

Nagoya Aquarium

Officially called the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, the Nagoya Aquarium is, unsurprisingly, located by the Port of Nagoya and is open to the public,...

Mitaki Temple and Lunch

This will likely be a short post. Not counting lunch, which definitely should count for a variety of reasons, I visited just one sight, Mitaki...

Mount Misen (Miyajima)

After spending the morning, or what was available to me of it, in the lowland near Miyajima’s pier, I spent the afternoon at the top...