{"id":13345,"date":"2024-07-25T16:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T22:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/?p=13345"},"modified":"2024-07-25T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T22:51:19","slug":"japan-day-5-travel-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/japan-day-5-travel-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Day 5 – Travel Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we said good-bye to Tokyo and hello to Kyoto. I was sad to leave our nice hotel in Ginza, but I ended up loving our Kyoto hotel too! Overall it was a bit stressful this day. There wasn’t quite enough time to plan activities in either city, so it was awkward at times. Also it was raining during our travels, which made walking with suitcases and umbrellas between stations and hotels difficult. But you’ll see we still had a good time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good-bye, hotel!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ben purchasing our eki-ben<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He got #51<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I got #25 (but I didn’t eat it until later in the hotel. The train motion made eating hard for me.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We rode many many many escalators while in Japan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here’s the Shinkansen! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what it looks like on the train. Ben was glued to his window the entire 2 hours. I tried to nap. My folks sent a funny video showing us zoom across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We reserved a row in the special Green car next to oversized luggage storage. That probably wasn’t necessary, but we were happy with it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Roomy seats with many pull-out trays from the front and side arms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ben points to the Tokyo Tower as we fly by.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Snack time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ben happily tucks into his bento box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A small meal for me. (With my smuggled plastic straw.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No Mt. Fuji for us today. Too cloudy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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