Japan Diaries 4: Day 685
Day 685: September 17, 2023 Sunday – 3-Day “Respect for the Aged” Road Trip D2 Guesthouse Ichibangai - Kitami City We started the day early again, just like yesterday, hoping to tick off all the places I carefully included in today’s ambitious itinerary. Honestly, I might have been a little too optimistic. The plan involved covering a 430-kilometer route—from Kitami City to Shiretoko Five Lakes in Shari , then south to Nemuro City, and westward to Kushiro City—intending to stop by every town along the way. Checking out of Guesthouse Ichibangai Heading to the parking area across the street to get Ruru Of course, we soon realized that such a plan was far too much for one day. So we decided to be flexible and wrap up wherever we happened to be by 4 PM. That turned out to be a good call. Back on the road for day 2 of our 3-Day “Respect for the Aged” Road Trip We bought breakfast to go at the McDonald’s along National Road 39 in Kitami City We checked out of Guesthouse Ichibangai at a...