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- How I met Megesan<\/a><\/li>\n
- Trip to Japan 2001<\/a><\/li>\n
- Trip to Japan 2002<\/a><\/li>\n
- Trip to Japan 2003<\/a><\/li>\n
- Trip to Osaka, Japan 2004<\/a><\/li>\n
- Parking lot meeting 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2016 (car and culture related)<\/h2>\n
This was my return trip after 10 years. This time, my wife was coming.<\/p>\n
Leopardess train experience<\/a><\/h4>\n
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- Arrival to Tokyo and getting to Akihabara<\/a><\/li>\n
- Meeting Kuze-san and the Kubos and Carshop Friend<\/a> – Kanagawa<\/li>\n
- 30th Annual Leopard meeting, Hamamatsu<\/a> – Link to the meeting<\/li>\n
- Hamamatsu to Shin Osaka<\/a><\/li>\n
- Osaka Castle<\/a><\/li>\n
- Exploring Dotonbori<\/a><\/li>\n
- Osaka River cruise<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kyoto Day trip 1<\/a> – The limited Express Thunderbird train and Kyoto Station<\/li>\n
- Kyoto: Sanjusangen do temple: Thousand armed Kannon and Temple of the Lotus King<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kiyomizu Dera Temple and Otowa waterfalls<\/a><\/li>\n
- Shirakawa-minami Dori, Gion<\/a> – Prettiest street in Kyoto<\/li>\n
- Kyoto Day trip 2 – <\/a>Kyoto Tower at night<\/li>\n
- Kinkaku-ji – The Golden Pavilion<\/a><\/li>\n
- Arashiyama Bamboo Forest<\/a><\/li>\n
- EBISUYA<\/span> Rickshaw experience<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kimono Forest of Arashiyama<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kyoto Randen and subway experience<\/a><\/li>\n
- Shibuya<\/a> – Getting there<\/li>\n
- Shibuya scramble!!!<\/a> – Busiest crosswalk in Japan.<\/li>\n
- Hachiko Memorial statue<\/a><\/li>\n
- Shinjuku night shots<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tokyo Skytree<\/a><\/li>\n
- Godzilla Head\/ Toho Cinema<\/a><\/li>\n
- Laundry<\/a><\/li>\n
- Odaiba and Aquacity<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tokyo Gundam Front<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gunpla Museum (Gundam model museum)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2017 ( 3x in Japan)<\/h2>\n
May 2017 – Wandering Leopard Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThis was my trip to criss cross Japan. I’m working on a post that is traveling between the cities and what days. Some of the days were super interesting as I jumped multiple systems to get to one location.<\/p>\n
WLP train experience<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
The list of the days here were short break downs on what I did that day. These are on the main f31club website. Since I made this sub directory for traveling and family, I’ve added more pictures below of the NON Car related stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Sunday – Arrival in Japan and to Takamatsu<\/a><\/li>\n
- Monday – Okayama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi and back to Hiroshima<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tuesday – Hiroshima, Osaka and Shiga<\/a><\/li>\n
- Wednesday – Gifu, Nagoya and Sendai<\/a><\/li>\n
- Thursday – Sendai<\/a><\/li>\n
- Friday – Tokyo and Saitama<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sunday – Hakone to 31st Leopard meeting<\/a><\/li>\n
- Monday morning Japan – Leopard cruise to Mishima Skywalk Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n
- Narita airport to Vancouer Airport to San Francisco International airport<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Saijo Inari Shrine<\/a> – Okayama<\/li>\n
- \u6700\u4e0a\u7a32\u8377\u5927\u9ce5\u5c45 (Mogami Inari Otorii)<\/a> – Okayama<\/li>\n
- Kintai Bridge (wooden arch bridge<\/a> – Iwakuni<\/li>\n
- Dinner with Junya and Saito<\/a> – Yamaguchi<\/li>\n
- Peace Memorial Park<\/a> – Hiroshima<\/li>\n
- Meeting with Okuni and Ishii-san<\/a> – Shiga<\/li>\n
- Kaiyodo Figure Museum<\/a> – Shiga<\/li>\n
- Arrival in Sendai<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sendai Daikannon<\/a><\/li>\n
- Nishi Tokyo ward and Saitama with family<\/a><\/li>\n
- Daikoku Futo with F31 family<\/a><\/li>\n
- Hakone and Mishima Skywalk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
August 2017 – Wandering Leopard and cub <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThis was a 5 day trip was with my son Jacob. Initially it was a joke. We were already in the Philippines and for his birthday, he wanted to see Japan, so we went. Going to Japan is not without meeting my F31 family, so I contacted people to let them know I’ll be there. My focus was Tokyo and Yokohama. I did want to expand out, but since we kept it cool.<\/p>\n
WLC train experience<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Thursday – Narita Airport, Shinjuku (Godzilla head), Reiyukai Shakaden Hall, Tokyo Tower, Zojo-ji Temple, SL Plaza, and Hakuhinkan Toy Park.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Friday – Akihabara (Tam Tam, Golden Age Toys, Trader 3, Animate, Mandrake), Shikansen Festival, Ry\u014dgoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Odaiba (Trick Art Museum) and Iidabashi mini meet.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Saturday- Yokohama – Pokemon Festival, Yokohama mini meet and Iidabashi mini meet.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sunday – 47 Ronin gravesite, Tokyo Dome City, Sunshine City (Pokemon Mega Center), Nakano Broadway, and Akihabara (cars)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Akihabara Night – 8\/13\/2017<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Godzilla’s head and Shinjuku<\/a><\/li>\n
- Reiyukai Shakaden Hall<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tokyo Tower<\/a><\/li>\n
- Zojo-ji Temple<\/a><\/li>\n
- SL Plaza<\/a><\/li>\n
- Hakuhinkan Toy Park<\/a><\/li>\n
- Akihabara<\/a> – Toy shops and Japanese food trucks!<\/li>\n
- Shinkansen Festival<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Aqua City Odaiba<\/a><\/li>\n
- Trick Art Museum<\/a> – Odaiba<\/li>\n
- Dinner with Kuze family<\/a><\/li>\n
- Yokohama Port Symbol Tower<\/a> with Satoshi-san<\/li>\n
- Pokemon Festival<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dinner with Ogawara, Kimura, Itabashi-san, Yoko and mother and Hyogo<\/a><\/li>\n
- 47 Ronin Grave site<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tokyo Dome City<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sunshine city (Pokemon Center)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Nakano Broadway<\/a><\/li>\n
- Akihabara night<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
September\/October 2017<\/strong> – Wandering Leopard Saga<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThis as the final journey in Japan for 2017. This was my 3rd time this year and again, this was gonna be spread out. My last 3 trips have embolden me again to wander Japan and this is what I did. I wanted to hit places that I tried to do in May, but wasn’t able to do so because of time. Some of the goals I had for this trip also didn’t materialized for a few different reasons.<\/p>\n
WLS train experience<\/a> 2017<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Thursday – Arrival to Yokohama and going to Saitama<\/a><\/li>\n
- Friday – Saitama Tuning shops, Enoshima Island, Shinjuku Dinner and Sunrise Seto train<\/a><\/li>\n
- Saturday – Okayama > Kobe > Kyoto > Tokyo > Shizuoka<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sunday – Shizuoka hotel and F31 meeting > Yokohama<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Haneda airport to Yokohama<\/li>\n
- Saitama meeting<\/li>\n
- Late night Yokohama<\/li>\n
- Back to Saitama for Mizuno Works<\/a> and AP Yuuma<\/a><\/li>\n
- Enoshima Island with Satoshi-san<\/a><\/li>\n
- Shinjuku dinner with Original JDM Guy<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sunrise Seto train with Kubo and Kuze-san<\/a><\/li>\n
- Giganto statue – Kobe<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fushimi Inari Shrine<\/a> – Kyoto<\/li>\n
- Escalator Mountain<\/a> – Kyoto Station<\/li>\n
- Fujinomiya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n2018 – Wandering Leopard Saga continues…<\/h2>\n
I was back in Japan and it felt good!!! I had some goals and places to check out.<\/p>\n
WLS 2018 Train experiece<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- Fukuoka Night walk<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fukuoka 2 day Pass and Subway system<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kumamoto Streetcar experience<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kokura station and Kitakyushu Monorail<\/a><\/li>\n
- Miyajima Island in Hiroshima<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ryoan-ji Temple and Rock Garden, Kyoto<\/a><\/li>\n
- Umeda Sky Building\/ Kuchu Teien Observatory, Osaka<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dotonbori, Osaka revisited 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
WL 2019 Trip<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Fukuoka 2 day Pass and Subway system<\/a><\/li>\n
- Enoshima Island with Satoshi-san<\/a><\/li>\n
- Friday – Saitama Tuning shops, Enoshima Island, Shinjuku Dinner and Sunrise Seto train<\/a><\/li>\n
- Reiyukai Shakaden Hall<\/a><\/li>\n
- Friday – Akihabara (Tam Tam, Golden Age Toys, Trader 3, Animate, Mandrake), Shikansen Festival, Ry\u014dgoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Odaiba (Trick Art Museum) and Iidabashi mini meet.<\/a><\/li>\n
- \u6700\u4e0a\u7a32\u8377\u5927\u9ce5\u5c45 (Mogami Inari Otorii)<\/a> – Okayama<\/li>\n
- Monday – Okayama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi and back to Hiroshima<\/a><\/li>\n
- Meeting Kuze-san and the Kubos and Carshop Friend<\/a> – Kanagawa<\/li>\n
- Trip to Japan 2001<\/a><\/li>\n