Month: June 2022

Roadside Station Itako in Ibaraki Prefecture

.Reading time 7 minutes.

We stopped at Roadside Station Itako in Ibaraki Prefecture after a trip to the Itako Iris Festival. It was a short eight minute drive and we arrived around lunch time. We had heard this roadside station was known for their pho (Vietnamese noodle soup), so we were excited to try some. There were actually two […]

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Sewing Workshop at Craft Heart

.Reading time 6 minutes.

We found this Sewing Workshop at Craft Heart while looking for some fabric. Amy was going to make some burp clothes for a coworker who just had a baby. The store was a part of a large chain with locations throughout Japan. It was a decent size and had a good selection of fabrics and […]

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JR Nagano Niigata Pass Day #5

.Reading time 12 minutes.

For Day #5 of our JR Nagano Niigata Pass, we got up around 8:30 am. We packed up our bags and checked out of Sansan Yuzawa Backpackers. We got on a Joetsu Toki Shinkansen bound for Tsubamesanjo Station. The shinkansen ride took about 34 minutes. Tsubamesanjo Station Our first stop was at Tsubamesanjo station. Tsubamesanjo […]

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