Shinkansen
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First Day in Sendai
We chilled at the new hotel for a bit, anticipating dinner at Sushi Toku, which is the chef’s name. Toku, not Sushi 😀 We have very few pictures suddenly, but we headed out beforehand to this weird tiny little bar (I wanna say on the third floor?) where a very charismatic bartender/owner entertained us for… Continue reading
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Morning in Aomori
Woke up six-ish feeling pretty good, jet lag is over with, I think, finally. We have the morning here in Aomori before we head off to Sendai, where we actually stay multiple nights lol First order of business is breakfast at the Aomori fish market of course! But there’s a twist: in this place, you… Continue reading
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Trip to Aomori
First bullet train of the trip!! Hakodate is the northern-most end of their reach, so Matt has never been on one before–I’m looking forward to his reaction. This train line will take us through the Seikam Tunnel, the world’s longest at 53.8km. As always, these trains are literally as smooth as glass, you can’t even… Continue reading
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Morning in Hakodate, Off to Aomori
It was a jet-lag victory: slept in ’till 7:00AM! We all headed to the local fish market for breakfast of course, and adventures were had. The abalone was a bit of a shock. It was large, and every now and then would give a small slow squirm. We didn’t really know how to approach it,… Continue reading