Two marine parks in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Awashima Marine Park and Izu Mito Sea Paradise. Both are within minutes of each other by car. Which you choose will depend on what floats your boat! Or do what we did: visit both! Mito Sea paradise is an aquarium essentially. Whereas AwashimaRead More →
The Toki no sumika Resort aka Gotemba Kogen in Gotemba (Mt Fuji 5th Station), Shizuoka is a one stop resort for Accommodation, Hot springs, Dining, Shopping, Sports, Fuji views & Much much more. This post was first written in 2012 and has been updated on several occasions to reflect theRead More →
Gotemba is one of the four “5th station”s of Mt Fuji. It is an easy commute by car from Saitama to Gotemba if you are near the Ken-o expressway, which we are. Between 2009 and around 2016 we travelled to Gotemba at least once a year. The main draw forRead More →
Kitamoto Children’s Park aka Kitamotoshi Kodomo Koen 2012 to 2022! Kitamoto Children’s Park is the English name for Kitamotoshi Kodomo Koen, but the latter is on Google Maps as the English name. I use both throughout this post so they are searchable. When I first wrote this blog post inRead More →