Japan Day 3
Today had a day trip to Osaka planned. The train ride did not go as planned by any means. I’m still learning how the train system works in Japan and the JR Line that I boarded this morning was the correct line to get to Osaka, but the particular train I boarded only went as far as Uji! I didn’t realize my mistake until we stopped at the Uji station for about 10 minutes, afterwards we started heading back to Kyoto! I hopped off at the next train stop, caught the next train and double checked it was bound for Osaka, I lost about 20 minutes on that one. Thankfully, my jet lag…
Japan Day 2
Despite being completely exhausted when I got to the hotel last night, I found myself awake at 12AM, 3AM, and finally 5:30AM. I decided I was not likely to get more than 6 hours of sleep this evening and opted to shower up and head out. I had booked the Kyoto Samurai Experience before arriving in Japan. It is about 15 minutes South of Nijo Castle. The experience didn’t start until 10AM, so I had ample time to set out and explore. I checked the different options to get to Nijo Castle and all of them were around 25 minutes, whether that was a combination of bus and subway, or trains that didn’t…
Japan Day 1
Traveling across time zones is always difficult for me and this was no exception. The time difference is 14 hours. Between the 13 hour flight, 2.5 hour train ride, and trying to figure out how public transportation works I was feeling quite overwhelmed. To make things even more hectic, I brought an expired debit card and didn’t realized until the first ATM I tried declined my transaction. Thankfully with my JR Pass I was able to make the trip from Haneda to Kyoto without the need for cash. Figuring out how to get cash is going to be a problem for tomorrow, for now though I need to get some much needed rest…
Intro
Tomorrow I set out on my first overseas trip. My destination is Japan, which is a bucket list item for me. I want to ensure I can hold onto these memories better than I usually do so I’ll be documenting my trip here. I can’t wait to see what tomorrow holds!