Dangozaka Service Area in Yamanashi

We stopped by Dangozaka Service Area in Yamanashi Prefecture on a recent weekend camping trip to Lake Motosu. We had just sat through a brutal two hours of traffic and were looking to take a break. The Service Are was really big. There were a ton of car parking spots, a separate row for trucks, […]

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Japan Day Car Trip Mito to Yokohama

A friend of ours introduced us to a friend of hers who happened to live in Chiba. We decided to meet up for a day trip in Yokohama. We left early in the morning and made our way down. Along the way we picked her up in Edogawa, which was one of Tokyo’s 23 special […]

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Roadside Station Dinosaur Valley Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture

We stopped by Roadside Station Dinosaur Valley Katsuyama in Fukui on our way to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. The roadside station itself was open 24 hours a day. The store and little cafĂ© area opened up at 9:00. With Dinosaur Valley in its name, it was not surprising to find dinosaurs everywhere. It was […]

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