Oarai Fireworks Festival in Ibaraki

It was a relatively short 25 minute drive to the Oarai Fireworks Festival in Ibaraki. We left around 15:30 and got to the area around 16:00. As expected, there was a decent amount of traffic. What made it worse, was that there was only one entrance and exit to the only public parking lot. Luckily, […]

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Ramen Tonton in Hakusan

We stopped by Ramen Tonton in Hakusan since it was in the same building as our onsen for the night. We wanted to eat before taking a bath and since it was next door, we decided to give it a try. It was a ramen, gyoza, rice bowl type of restaurant that strongly resembled Gyoza […]

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Roadside Station Hitachiota in Ibaraki Prefecture

Roadside Station Hitachiota Ibaraki Prefecture was located off of highway 349. Highway 349 ran parallel to the JR Suigun Line from Mito Station to Hitachi-Ota Station. The roadside station itself looked pretty modern with updated bathrooms and a stylish interior. We came here after a fun morning at the Ryujin Suspension Bridge. Roadside Station Hitachiota […]

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