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My day started from taking out garbage to the trash station in front of the building. We went to the Himeji castle. It was a request from my daughter. I have been to there three or four times while I was single. I don’t have any good memories going there. But this time, going thereContinue reading “Trip to Japan (16) Himeji castle 3/26/2026”

My day started taking out 2 different types of trash: plastic trash and can/bottle trash. My cough and throat were calming down, and my daughter slept in to recover from food poisoning.   We went to the hot spring facility that was still new to this area. They had a free shuttle bus from theContinue reading “Trip to Japan (15) the movie Kokuho 3/25/2026”

I woke up feeling sick. My throat was swollen and painful, and I could not say a word. I heavily cough with phlegm that made me tough to normally breath.   I had an appointment with the one person whom I had met in zoom app and exchange some conversation via emails, but I neverContinue reading “Trip to Japan (14) lesson to listen to my body 3/24/2026”

My day started to taking out the garbage bag to the trash station in front of the mansion. We had lunch at the hotel that I still had enough points to pay it off. In the afternoon, we went to the Japanese garden. When we got out from the subway, it started sprinkling. We walkedContinue reading “Trip to Japan (13) Japanese garden visit 3/23/2023”

I didn’t have any plan for today, because we were originally planning to stay one night in Wakayama. It was like a surprise gift for us to spend all day without any plan. We decided to visit the herb garden in the northern mountain area. We took a cable car to get there. We enjoyedContinue reading “Trip to Japan (12) herb garden 3/22/2026”

We woke up at 6 a.m. and left the room at 7 a.m. for the trip to Wakayama. We took the limousine bus to the airport and transferred to another limousine bus to Wakayama. The both buses had enough vacant seats. I could sleep deeply and comfortably in the luxurious cushioned seats. We took aContinue reading “Trip to Japan (11) Goma taki ceremony, Saturday 3/21/2026”

In the morning we rested well. We cooked rice and had rice and natto as our breakfast in our room. In the afternoon, we went to the bowling alley and played one game. I still had a pain in my right foot so that I didn’t get a good score. But we enjoyed bowling inContinue reading “Trip to Japan (10), new eye glasses, bowling 3/20/2026”

We had lunch at the hotel buffet. We stayed at this hotel on our last visit for 10 nights and they gave me lots of hotel points for the stay. We paid our lunch with the hotel points. We still have some more points left after today’s lunch. In the afternoon, we went to theContinue reading “Trip to Japan (9) beach visit and massage 3/19/2026, Thursday”

It was the second day of the hot spiring trip. I set my alarm at 7 am and woke up. My friends and my daughter were still sleeping. I got out from futon and chanted the Japanese mantra. Then my friends gradually got up and started getting ready. We went to the restaurant for breakfast.Continue reading “Trip to Japan (8) hot spring trip Day-2, 3/18/2026”

I woke up feeling excited. Today was the hot spring day with 2 of my good friends. They came to Kobe to see us. One came from Tokyo area and the other came from all the way from Sendai. We gathered up at the station heading to Onsen. We often talk each other over theContinue reading “Trip to Japan (7) hot spring trip Day-1, 3/17/2026”