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Review: Breakfast at Hotel Konanso in Kawaguchiko and the lounge

In an earlier post, I talked about the first time staying in a ryokan at Hotel Konanso. However, I would like to …

Just in case you’re wondering what a ‘ryokan’ is, it’s a Japanese-style inn. The main difference between a ryokan and a Western …

This is a sequel to an earlier post ‘Taking the Mount Fuji Panorama Ropeway at Kawaguchiko (Part 1).’ It’s a photo story …

Just in case you’re wondering what a ‘ropeway’ is, taking the Mount Fuji Panorama Ropeway at Kawaguchiko is akin to taking a …

If you, like us, had forgotten to bring the physical copy of the exchange order of your Japan Rail Pass to Japan, …

We stayed at Daiwa Roynet in Ginza Tokyo on our first day in Japan. It was comfortable, like a normal business hotel. …

If you’re look for a place to eat at Kawaguchiko, it might be worth giving Restaurant Lakeside a try. We were there …

In my opinion, visiting an Izakaya* is a must-do activity while one is in Japan. And there’s no better way to do …

On our first night in Japan, we stayed at Daiwa Roynet in Ginza Tokyo. Itoya was a five-minute walk round the block. …

It’s a long story about how we came to start our trip from Jakarta. It was a mile run, and I’ll leave …