As I mentioned on day five, there was something of a heat wave going on in the Kanto region. Sure enough, we would feel the force of Mother Nature’s bosom as she crushed us with all 37 degrees of it day six. But what would the high temperatures be without tempting the gods of heatstroke [...]

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My genius plan had our hotel situated mere minutes from the Shin-Osaka train station, allowing maximum sleep-in time after the previous night’s revelry. The bullet train from there to Kyoto was only 15 minutes give or take. Upon arrival I decided that a taxi would be the most convenient way to get to our ryokan, [...]

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