This time last year my Instagram friend Nano from Travels With Nano came down to Okinawa for work from mainland Japan. She had a free day and asked me to show her around. In return she took some cute snapshots of me which I'm so thankful for, since I barely have any nice photos of myself on Okinawa! On our way to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium we made a[...]
This time last year we were seeing the cherry blossoms for the last time at Nakijin Castle Ruins. What a bittersweet thought. Anyways, with everyone posting photos of this years blooms I thought it was the perfect time to edit and share these snapshots. If I'm honest last year was such a good one flower wise... it was actually the most bloomed I had ever see[...]
After our clear morning back at the Chureito Pagoda we continued onto Hakone for 2 amazing things, the Yunessun Onsen and the Hakone Shrine. You've probably seen videos of this onsen on social media because of their unique hot spring baths. These include baths with wine, green tea, coffee, sake, and more! Unlike a traditional Japanese onsen where you bathe[...]
We explored a bit of Yokohama (see Chinatown and CupNoodles Museum) while our friends finished their work week, and on Saturday morning we packed up their car and left for our two day stint around Mt. Fuji. The plan was simple. Visit the famous Chureito Pagoda, relax at the Yunessun Onsen and do a stop at Hakone Shrine if possible. The drive from Yokosuka[...]
After visiting Yokohama Chinatown we headed to the CupNoodles Museum and let me tell ya we really enjoyed it!! We got to walk around the famous Red Brick Warehouses on the way to the museum and later did a quick stop at Cosmo World and dinner at World Porters, both across the street from the museum. The CupNoodles Museum is interactive and was designed to[...]
I visited Yokohama Chinatown back in 2016 during my first girls trip to Mainland Japan, but unfortunately all of my photos came out blurry. So of course when we visited our friends Katie and Paul in Yokosuka in December 2017 I knew I had to go back with G. We arrived on a Thursday, so we had the whole day Friday to adventure on our own while our friends went[...]