Kawagoe is a satellite city of Tokyo that is located in the Saitama Prefecture. We deposited our bags at the coin lockers located at the south exit of the train station. One of…

Magome is another post-town on the Nakasendo, built on the side of a hill. Compared to Tsumago, more effort is been placed to make the town more tourist-friendly. The main street…

The Nakasendo Walking Trail allows travels to move between Tsumago and Magoma on foot. We visited the visitor’s center to grab the trail map before starting our trek towards…

Tsumago is located in Kiso Valley and serves as a post-town of the Nakasendo (Central Mountain Route) that connects Tokyo to Kyoto during the Edo period. The locals have come…

We chanced upon Go!Go! curry when we were walking around Akihabara. The gorilla mascot on the signboard caught my eye when I was waiting to cross the road. A staff pointed out to…

We arrived at Aomori at 0619hrs via the Express Hamanasu overnight train. We visited Aomori Machinaka Onsen to freshen ourselves after the overnight train ride. The onsen is part…

Express Hamanasu will run till the end of February with changes to their schedule. It will be discontinued in March 2016. We were unable to get tickets for the carpet car as it…

Right at the entrance of Ramen Dojyo is Ebisoba Ichigen. Ebisoba Ichigen is famed for its special shrimp soup base and there is a long queue is formed outside the restaurant.…

We alighted at Noboribetsu Station and deposited our bags at the station. Bus return-tickets to Noboribetsu Onsen can be bought at the JR-Ticketing Counter but we did not get them…

We stopped at Takadaya–located just outside the Morning Market–for breakfast. Takadaya serves grilled seafood as well as a wide variety of donbori sets. The dining area is huge…