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  • Japan Again Part 3 | RO Explore

    Japan Again Part 3 | RO Explore

    This past Japan trip I wanted to show my wife everything I have ever experienced from my past 7 trips to Japan and that meant I would need to condense 7 Japan trips into one week. We took the earliest train from Tokyo to Hiroshima so we could visit the Hiroshima Memorial Museum and be able to get dinner in Osaka.

    Convenience store food is still the best thing about Japan.

    I really like public transportation in Japan and the architecture at small train stations.

    Hiroshima Memorial Museum.  I decided I didn’t want to experience the sadness of the memorial museum again and opted to go explore around the area while the rest went to the museum.

    Very relaxing and mellow mood around this area. Also loved the cherry blossoms everywhere.

    Always a good time for some green tea soft serve.

    After the museum, we headed back up north to Osaka and spotted this cross dresser with manlier legs than me.

    I love capturing photos of people just going about their business here. I’m kind of a creep..

    We got settled in our little apartment before heading out to explore Osaka. Damn this place was condensed.

    Coffee trip 123109238 for Abbitt. Abbitt’s blood is mostly caffeine.

    Spotted this Civic running a muck inside the small streets of Dotonburi.

    Dotonburi for one of the best street food Osaka has to offer.

    Gotta get a photo with the Glico man.

     

    Abbitt wanted this soft serve because it looked cool, but it ended up tasting bad.

    Everyone knocked the fuck out, except this American.

    The next morning we went to Kyoto to check out the old architecture of Gion City.

    Next on the list was the Inari Shrine, I’ve been to this place almost on every trip to Japan. This place still puts me in awe whenever I visit.

    This lady was pushing her Shiba around in a stroller, so awesome.

    The street food at the Inari Shrine is so good and affordable. Check out how much Yakisoba you can get for 400 yen.

    Abbitt dying of food coma and decided to lay down while we wait for our train.

    The Golden Temple. A must see and to get the green tea ice cream.

    I love finding gems like this BMW wagon on SSRs on the way to dinner.

    I found this place on Trip Advisor and I really wanted to check it out because the ramen is literally fire.

    No ramen no life.

    Love this shot of Julia, the bokeh is amazing.

    Made it back to Tokyo and met up with Ryo and this girl he’s trying to get at for dinner. Super cute couple.

    Krstina was trying to say his friend was cute by saying she was “kawaii”, but Krstina was pronouncing it “Kowaii” which means scary. So she was confused the whole night why this girl was calling me scary.

    Thanks Ryo for dinner and it was great seeing you again.

    Check back for part 4 of our trip..

  • South Japan Visit | RO Explore

    South Japan Visit | RO Explore

     Every time I visit Japan, I always plan a day trip somewhere in South Japan. Sometimes to hang out with Ty from Hectopascal in Osaka or go see some cool shit in Kyoto. This time however, the sole purpose of going down to Osaka was to get Kobe beef! Like all day trips, we took the first train down to Kyoto from Tokyo just so we could get the maximum amount of time to do everything we planned. 

    Early mornings with a mix of boy band and a GAP commercial shoot poses by Anthony, Paul and Taylor.

    First stop was the Arashiyama bamboo forest. I always forget to go here when I’m in Kyoto and I’ve been in Kyoto like four times.

    This place looks bigger in photos than real life. It’s still a must visit when you’re in Kyoto.

    The sqaud.

    Amazing how we were able to hide all the people in the background.

    This is a famous bridge. I don’t know why, but it is.

    Soft serve ice cream for breakfast.

    From Kyoto we traveled to Osaka and visited Shinsaibashi to find our Kobe beef restaurant.

    Love the vibes this place gives me.

    Abbitt ready to be filled with takoyaki and meat.

    I love those moments where you share new experiences with friends even if it is just trying some octopus balls in Osaka.

    Detective Rica was able to find the restaurant that I went to two years ago with Ross just by looking at a photo that I took of the food.

    That top plate is Kobe beef! 75,000 yen or $75 USD for five pieces.

    We got an assorted orders of A5 waygu steak and some beef tongue before eating the Kobe beef.

    Shout out to Ryo for spending his day off with us! It was such a great experience to eat this delicious meat with close friends. Afterwards, we just took the long train back to Tokyo and then the airport.

    Before we got on the plane, we decided to try out this sushi spot in the airport. Sushi Kyotatsu, was by far the best sushi I’ve ever had. A must try when you’re leaving back home and you’re in Narita Airport.

    Thank you to everyone who made our time in Japan especially wonderful. Thanks for all the sticker trades and rides back to our Airbnb! We’ll see you guys again next year!

    -NGUMINH