New Year’s Road Trip in Japan Day #2

*Click Here for Day #1 of our New Year’s Road Trip in Japan. We got up pretty early and were welcomed with a partial sunrise. We had spent the night in the car at the Suruga Bay Numazu Service Area. It was pretty cold in the morning and we were glad we decided to bring […]

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New Year’s Road Trip in Japan Day #1

On several of our previous car trips, we learned about the valuable nature of ETC service and parking areas. They were great places to park and spend a night in the car. Many of the larger ones had 24 hour restaurants, shops, and convenience stores. Some of them even had shower and laundry facilities. We […]

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Suruga Bay Numazu Service Area in Shizuoka

We stopped at Suruga Bay Numazu Service Area at the beginning of our long new years road trip. We got in around 22:30 and most of the restaurants and shops were already closed. Fortunately, there was a 24 hour shop, restaurant, and convenience store that were still open. We were a little disappointed with the […]

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