Solo Japan III

Here we go again

Yes, this new page means that I was in Japan last autumn (from the 31st of September to the 22nd of October 2006). I had tickets bought from Finnair way back in April 2006 for a three week visit and after almost six months of waiting, I visited Japan for the third time.

This trip differs most from the previous ones by staying with a Japanese couple for a few days and having some basic Japanese language skills, which obviously made quite a difference when communicating with the Japanese people I met during my travels.

Furthermore, I didn't buy the JR Rail Pass as I wasn't going to travel widely enough to make it worth it budget-wise. New locations include Kanazawa, Toyama and Matsumoto. All in all, this was in some ways the best vacation I've had in Japan so far.

So will we be seeing a new travelogue?

Oh dear, I'm afraid this is where the bad news comes in. As much as I'd wish it could happen as quickly and painlessly as possible, I know from experience it won't be anything like that. Writing yet another report is a time consuming process, which eats up a lot of free time.

I'll try to come up with something as the months go by, but I won't be writing a day-to-day travelogue as the previous two, but probably more of a location-to-location format.

I think this approach will be better since I find little need to repeat the small detailed routines I've written in the previous travelogues. Maybe some might feel I've lowered my standards, but I think it still is better than nothing (that said, I'm still thinking should I do it at all!). I hope you agree and understand this decision.

That is all for the moment. Thank you for your patience and sorry for keeping you waiting. ^^;

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