I just found out I’m going on a business trip to Japan for 3 weeks in October/November so I’m definitely going to take an extra 2 weeks for vacation while I’m there.
I have been to Japan many times over the last 20 years but I haven’t been back since 2016. I usually go to just tokyo and Osaka so I haven’t seen much of the rest of the country. I’ve seen Kyoto, Nara and hyogo since they are close to Osaka. I can speak Japanese pretty fluently so I am hoping to go a little beyond the basic tourist stuff and I’m flying solo, so while I can take my Japanese and American coworkers, I don’t have to.
Most of this trip I’ll be in tochigi working and at some point I would like to visit a friend in Tokyo but basically I have 2 weeks to check out the rest of the country.
1 thing which complicates things slightly is that I can’t drink alcohol anymore. I spent most of my days in Japan in the past out at izakaya and karaoke boxes but I think this time will be a bit different.
I can say I’m very interested in trying cool restaurants. I love viral foodie videos. I love the idea of seeing macaques hanging out in hot springs.
Museums and art stuff are a must. The Toyota showroom in Yokohama is cool but I probably wouldn’t go again. Miraikan and the giant Gundam I found very very underwhelming and would not go back to.
Let me know if you have any suggestions, I know I’m not the easiest person to make recommendations for. But I’m just hoping to be able to pick and choose from random ideas.
Thank you
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