• Free & Easy Japan Gifu region – 8D7N Part 2/4: Takayama

    May 6, 2025

    Nagoya station Takayama was a memorable stop for our Japan trip adventure back in late February 2020. Known for its beautifully preserved history and alpine surroundings, it offered a wonderful contrast to the bigger cities. We bought a 5 days JR pass (S$152.50) for this trip and activated it on the day we leave Nagoya for Takayama. Link to JR pass: Klook JR pass Stayed for 2 Nights in Takayama Took an early JR train from Nagoya. The train, it was empty as this was the beginning of COVID period and people started to cancel their travel plans The nice scenery…

  • Free & Easy Japan Gifu region – 8D7N Part 4/4: Osaka, Expenses

    April 20, 2025

    This is the last part of my Pre-covid central Japan trip. We were really lucky that we manage to visit Japan right before all the lockdowns and restrictions. Time flies, it has been 5 years since the start of covid.. was glad that i can continue travelling πŸ™‚ From Kanazawa, we took the JR to Osaka making use of our 5 days JR Pass. Journey is about 2hour 10min We reached Osaka and stayed for 1 night only this time since we had visited Osaka before. Hotel Grocery Osaka Namba Located very near to JR Namba and Namba station, it…

  • Free & Easy Japan Gifu region – 8D7N Part 3/4: Kanazawa

    April 20, 2025

    Kanazawa station Day 4-6 in Kanazawa After visiting Takayama, we were headed to Kanazawa (金沒) Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, located on the Sea of Japan coast in the Hokuriku region of Japan. We were really happy to visit this city, which has a rich history and one of its famous and most beautiful garden, Kenrokuen Garden (ε…Όε…­εœ’). This city is also well known for the gold leaf products. Took the JR from Takayama to Kanazawa station making use of our 5 Days JR Pass. Journey: 2 hrs plus Went to collect our rental car at Kanazawa station Our…

  • Free & Easy Japan Gifu region – 8D7N Part 1/4: Nagoya

    April 20, 2025

    SQ Just before Covid closes everything, we went on a 8D7N trip to Japan, the journey took us through several fascinating cities, giving us a taste of the diverse experiences Japan has to offer.  This trip is a free & easy trip with partial self-drive itinerary which took us through: Nagoya 名叀屋, Takayama 高山, Kanazawa 金沒, Osaka 倧坂 Day 1 to 3 in Nagoya We took a red-eye flight from Singapore to Nagoya and reaching Nagoya at almost 9am JST. Deposited our luggage at the hotel before heading out for breakfast. Komeda’s Coffee Had the famous Komeda’s coffee which was a…