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Japan road trip
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items My aunt always says the trees in Japan grew in a different shade of green so of course I had to check it out!
I’ve road trip in Japan twice - all the way from fukuoka to Tokyo :)
It’s a really fun and unique experience, and she might be right about ...
Sections
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Cars
Life in the car
Road side stations
Getting around
Hotels
Cars
Might be the most important part of the road trip
On our first road trip we preferred to rent a big car with 8 seats - just for it to be spacious enough for all our equipment
Car Rental Deals
For our second trip we took a compact car through klook - a 4 seater.
Honestly if you are not that comfortable driving in a new country a mall car probably be a safer option - and it is way easier to find parking spots!
klook Car Rental
Life in the car
The essentials
Air mattress is a must for comfort sleeping!
And having a one with build in pump is going to make your life so much easier!
Bed is ready at night in a couple of minutes and ready to put away in morning easily and quickly
Air Mattress with Built -In Air Pump
While sleeping in a car you want all the privacy you can get - windows cover are a must!
Window coverings
Meet your new best friend!
Since you’re going to be a lot of the time in your car I really recommend you to get a strong power adapter and not the one as it smaller and weaker.
Power Inverter
We had a cooler bag with us for the entire trip, for storing food and drinks we could have in the middle of the road, it is always the time for a cup of coffee . Nothing makes the views of waterfalls better than having a bowel of cereal with fresh mi...
Cooler bag
Road side stations
The official website with all the government approved road side stations.
Very easy to search station based on locations and needs also you can check for every station if it has free WiFi, showers, how many bathrooms and even shops.
Michi no eki
Such a gem - the station we stayed in the most!
The facilities are very well maintained and are very big and comfortable, the farmer market outside is very good as well.
The location of the station makes it even better, close to Nara parks so it perf...
My favorite station
Honestly this place is so amazing it is hard to believe it is even a road side station !!
The parks is so pretty and night there is a light show outside. There is also a WHOLE THEME PARK at the parking lot and to top it off it is right above a huge o...
Kobe best stay
Getting around
A very large chain of Internet cafe the has showers you can use and karaoke rooms which is always nice
Kaikatsu club
Easy to use website where you can look up attractions and parks to visit
Japan Travel
If you are around kita kyushu i really recommend coming to this bridge!!
It so pretty and peaceful in real life and the entire lake around is honestly healing :)
Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge, in Kitakyushu-city
Hotels
If you feel like you need a break from road tripping I totally get it! We made some breaks as well - these are 2 hotels that I remember for the best!
Firstly the staff in this hotel are amazing!! The lady in the front desk was so friendly we really kicked off - she even helped me with my writing in Japanese :)
The room is pretty large for Japan and they even have a kitchen space which was perfect ...
Framboise KYOTO Hotel de charme
Definitely one of my favorites staying in Japan!
The whole atmosphere in the hotel is so peaceful I really enjoyed our time there (kinda wish we would’ve booked another night)
This has hotel has 2 types of rooms - regular rooms, that are really big c...
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