Starting the day off with a good delicious breakfast...
On our way to Hakone... (Mt. Fuji), it took us around 3 hours to get there... This was where we stopped for toilet :D
On the way out, we passed the military... (random shots) :)
We finally arrived, and it was time for lunch!
After lunch, we visited the Sulfur Volcanoes... (the unpleasant smell didn't keep us there for long...
Next, we went to another temple... This one is famous for their huge bell, and a smaller one... (apparently you ring the small one for peace) but we were warn not to ring the big one, it calls all the monks out... :D
Then we headed to a garden uniquely filled with lavenders... and of course other flowers too...
Mt. Fuji, we finally arrived...
View from the view of Mt. Fuji... It was very misty and I couldn't get a clear shot of Mt. Fuji, that and my camera is not that awesome... But... The view from the view of Mt. Fuji is just as cool... ;)
After a long and winding day of traveling around, we retreated to our hotel...
It has a very typical Japanese tradition home feel... Serviced with a hot spring spa and yakata are provided... Keeping to the culture, we wore it during our dinner... :)
End of Day 3...
Day 4 ~
Traveling, yet again... Today, to Tokyo!
First stop in Tokyo... Asakusa...
yes it rains a lot, but it's no excuse to stop shopping... ;)
Walking around works you an appetite... Luckily, food there just satisfy your needs... :D
Ginza 8th Street - high end shopping street...
What's up Harajuku... Land of lala-ness...
At night, we headed off to Shinjuku, the dark and dangerous street (or so they say). Yes, it is the red area of Tokyo, where gambling, drugs, alcohol and sex is the main attraction... But there are other things obtainable too, if you're into shopping and gadgets that is...
Finally we reached our hotel... At last rest is an option...
But seeing that we only are in Japan once, we decided to roam the streets...
There isn't much, well it was pretty late (in Japan)...
Day 5 ~
Tokyo Disneyland!!
Fun-filled games and beautiful landscape... It's really a fairytale, storybook come to life...
and then there's the parade... all characters align to give you a magical show... :)
Well, all that happiness sure makes you beat... After an amazing day in Disneyland, the wonderful BBQ-style buffet dinner was served... After driving for about 20 minutes to the restaurant we finally enjoyed our last supper...
Well, Japan has been great fun, everything and everyone was just perfect. Being in a country far away from home doesn't bother me much. Of course there's the language barrier, but the service you get there is incomparable to anywhere... It doesn't hurt either to be in a country so developed and modern and clean too... ;) All in all, this was a vacation worth a lifetime...
That's the end of my Japan experience, hopefully, one day, I'll be able to re-visit that beautiful country again...
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