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Our first hanami in Japan was at Shinjuku Gyoen, one of the rare cherry blossom spots in Tokyo that charges real admission. Real price, real history, real photo.
A different Tokyo Dome night than our other posts: the visiting Chunichi Dragons, a 4-2 final, and the real logistics of an evening game with three young kids.
A 1631 pagoda, technically inside Ueno Zoo, visible for free from Toshogu Shrine's own grounds. Real admission prices for the shrine's two paid sections too.
Sakura season gets all the attention, but Japan's June hydrangeas are just as real and even easier to see for free. Two flower seasons, two real family visits, side by side.
Ota's Heiwa no Mori Park has a real, free climbing area and a 360 yen obstacle course next door. One detail about ages splits the two, and it's easy to miss.
We ran the real numbers on both Klook multi-attraction passes separately. Side by side, here's which city's pass actually beats booking tickets alone.
Osaka Castle's park and Tsutenkaku's neighborhood are both free to walk. Real researched admission for going up each one, honestly marked as not yet field tested.
Ueno's famous Ameyoko market is usually explained as 'America Alley.' The real history is more disputed than that, plus what a seafood bowl costs there today.
Captain Line runs a 10 minute ferry between Universal Studios Japan's port and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. Real fares, and what's free while you wait.
