Travel Day 15, Tokyo, 4/5/2019 Today was the last day we were together as a group. We will be moving to new and separate accommodations for the rest of the trip. Mrs. Bald Traveler and …
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Nara Deer Park
The Bald Traveler Review: One of the most famous parks in the Osaka region is the Nara Deer Park. It sits close to Todai-Ji which is the largest Bronze Buddha in Japan. The Deer are …
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Travel Day 14, Tokyo, 4/4/2019 Again today started with a trip to 7/11 for breakfast and then I went to Akihabara and did some shopping. I bought some Gundams for a gift for a friend …
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The Bald Traveler Review: If you are in Osaka for more then a day. Osaka Castle must be on your list of places to visit. But plan to spend at least 3 hours in the …
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The Bald Traveler Review: Namba spans the Dotonbori River and includes the Dotonobori and Shin Sai Bashi shopping districts. Namba basically spans between the Namba station and Nipponbashi stations. It is noted for it’s nightlife, …
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Travel Day 13, Tokyo, 4/3/19: This is the first of the travel logs for Japan that was not included on my personal Facebook page. Today started out with a trip to 7/11 for some breakfast …
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Fushimi Inari is best known for it’s 1,000 Torii gates which line paths up the mountain behind the main shrine. The path which is about 4KM long and takes about 2 hours to walk goes …
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The Bald Traveler Rating: Tokyo Skytree is located in Sumida area of Tokyo and is the tallest tower in Japan. It consists of a shopping mall with a train station and a 634m broadcasting tower …
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Travel Day 12, Kyoto to Tokyo, 4/2/19: Today Started out interesting. I started a shower for Sue and the steam set off the smoke detector. So we had to deal with the Fire and Police …
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The Bald Traveler Rating: Meiji shrine was established in 1920 and is dedicated to the Empror Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken. Meiji Shrine is located within and adjacent to Yoyogi park and can be …
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