On my second day in Hakone, I visited three places, in order: Gora Park, the Hakone Open Air Museum, and Yunessun (a water park). The second day was definitely the best day of the three. Gora is an area of Hakone with many hot springs and museums. To reach it from the tourist and hotel…

In Japan, the week starting April 29th and going into May is known as Golden Week. There are four holidays in this single week, three of which are strung together: Showa Day (April 29th), Constitution Day (May 3rd), Greenery Day (May 4th), and Children’s Day (May 5th). It is like Spring Break in America and…

Shinjuku I visited Shinjuku for the first time on April 22, 2023. Shinjuku is a bustling district of Tokyo City that contains the busiest train station in the world and the nightlife district, with many restaurants, bars, and entertainment centers. As such, there was a huge number of people out and about when I visited.…