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05022014 Kawagoe

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Yesterday it snowed heavily in both Tokyo and Chiba, so upon my arrival in Narita, the temperature was at -2 degree celcius. Immigration was as packed as usual with the early morning rush. Bought my bus ticket to Kawagoe after leaving my luggage in the airport lockers on the 3rd floor, and was lucky to […]

21122012 Hakone Sekisho

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The Suginami trees lined the old Tokaido highway, and eventually led to the Hakone Sekisho (Hakone Checkpoint). Back in the Edo period, there were numerous checkpoints along roads which led to Tokyo, and Hakone’s one was thought to be the strictest of all, but for those weary after a long travel, a welcome sight knowing […]