Reverie of Thoughts

Tours in general are good BUT  you won't be able to view the spots at your leisure time  you have to wake up early  you have to deal with unruly/rude co-passengers (rare  BUT there that 1% chance) you have to fight for toilet time with a lot of co-passengers (including from other tour buses - just because.. so plan your break time wisely)  you do not have the time to eat lunch (packed your own food and eat at the bus. You just can't survive on ice cream - though somehow that day, we managed!).  you need to find your meeting point and remember the timing and your bus  you have to alight one too many times at points of interest (the more places you go, you will just see yourself go up and down the flight of stairs)  IF you are fine with the above conditions, you are good to go on a tour. I find that most tours are offered in Klook and KKDay are only in Japanese, and Chinese (mostly catering to Taiwanese, HK and mainland tourists) and you will find it a gem if they are conducted i

This trip has been months in the making. Booked the airline tickets around Dec 2022, finalized the hotels by May 2023 (I need to book early to get the date/timing that you want. Also had to book another hotel closer to the date because they didn't have the dates of our planned stay) and finally travel by Jul 2023. It was 6 months in the making. (Normally, I will start to do my research and plan for the trip once the tickets are booked) For the first stop of the trip,  Hakodate, was the choice destination. I've read in a book that the night views at Goryokaku Tower was spectacular (Do note they meant in winter/autumn where you have shorter days and longer nights. Because Goryokaku Tower closes at 6pm)   and so I would need to come back during winter just for the night view.  But first, let me tell you about prior to going Hakodate upon reaching Tokyo, Japan in Haneda Airport. This trip had us taking a domestic flight at a different terminal from the international terminal ( this