Wandering Leopard traversing Japan.
The Return of Wandering Leopard
Japan reopened its borders in late 2022. I have been planning through the pandemic about what I would do in Japan once I get back.
I knew I was going to try and meet with my friends, but I really wanted to go to places I have never been. So I started to plan it all out. It was an awesome trip meeting with friends, new friend, new experiences and places.
In true wandering leopard style, I often split the days to do different things and often spent late evening/nights exploring areas.
Additionally, my family was going to come to Japan for 5 days in the middle of my trip. I also had a few surprise meet up with friends!!
- Day 1 – Arrival to Osaka and hang with brothers
- Day 1 – Nights walk around Dotonbori
- Day 2 – Morning in Kyoto/Fushimi Inari
- Day 2 – Evening with Thrash Racing and EK Motors
- Day 3 – Visit to Himeji Castle
- Day 3 – Takamatsu adventure
- Day 3 – Nights – Osaka/ Shinsekai
- Day 4 – Morning train to Fukuoka
- Day 4 – Trip to Kagoshima and Sakurajima
- Day 4 – Evening in Minamata
- Day 5 – Nagasaki adventure
- Day 5 – Fukuoka Nights
- Day 6 – Kitakyushu/Kokura Castle
- Day 6 – Hiroshima adventure (Hiroshima Castle and Bomb dome)
- Day 6 – Nagoya Nights
- Day 7 – Retracing Nagoya night steps
- Day 7 – Tajimi meeting
- Day 8 – Shizuoka adventure/Mishima Sky bridge
- Day 9 – Morning trip around Yokohama Chinatown
- Day 9 – Day with Giants (Gundam Factory, Kamakura Buddha and Godzilla)
- Day 10 – Utsunomiya trip + Drifting at Nikko Circuit
- Day 11 – Saitama adventure
- Day 12 – Chiba adventure
- Day 12 – Funabashi exploring
- Day 13 – Tochigi adventure with brothers
- Day 14 – Kanazawa exploring (Kanazawa Castle)
- Day 14 – Shibuya and Shinjuku exploring
- Day 15 – Wandering Tokyo (Odaiba, Nakano, Ikebukuro, Ginza and Skytree area)
- Day 16 – Morning Exploring around Chiyoda City (Hie shrine)