The Backpack Adventures

Day 14 May 30, 2018 Rainy Tsubasagaoka It seems like all the rain that did not fall in the past few days fell today. According to the weather forecast, this will continue until the evening. With this much rain, I suddenly missed our trip to Shirahama Beach a few days back. How I wish the weather today was that nice.  Regardless, the good thing about this weather was that it gave us no choice but to rest and prepare for our 4-day trip to Gifu and Nagano Prefectures tomorrow.   My wife and I also took this opportunity to cook for our Japanese family and clean our room.  No outdoor adventures for us today A rainy view from our room Hot cocoa for breakfast Our version of Tuna Pasta also for breakfast During lunch, Mr. Toshi and I got a lengthy chat about some good to know things about Japanese culture and tradition. We also discussed our itinerary for our trip tomorrow.  Nilagang baboy for lunch Lunchtime with our Japanese family Hope Springs with Ja

Located at Konohana-ku, Osaka City in Osaka Prefecture, Universal Studios Japan ( USJ )   is one of the four Universal Studios theme parks in the world. It is owned and operated by USJ Co. Ltd with a license from NBC Universal.  Universal Studios Japan  ( USJ ) Universal Studios Japan Details Universal Studios Japan is one of the most famous and most visited theme parks in Japan . It opened on March 31, 2001, which coincidentally happened to be during my 14th birthday (Do the math and you'd know my age already).  Welcome to Universal Studios Japan Universal Studios Japan Rates Here's what will first greet you when you enter USJ Look who came to meet us Strolling around the Hollywood-ish streets Can you guess the movie where this car was shown? Try some Butterbeer! My family and I first visited Universal Studios Japan during the 5th and 6th day of our 2014-2015 Japan adventure (You can click the links to read more about our first visit t

Day 13   May 29, 2018 Universal Studios Japan Before sleeping last night, I checked if the weather forecast today would change for the better. Last I checked, it would be cloudy with a 10% chance of rain so the first thing I did when I woke up today was to check the skies for any signs of rain clouds...   Welcome to Universal Studios Japan ! (Sorry about my wife's head) Look who came to welcome my daughter... You would surely love strolling at USJ I'm very wary of today's weather because we booked a ticket for Universal Studios Japan (USJ) . It was quite a gamble really as we had to choose between May 28 (yesterday), 29 (today), and 30 (tomorrow) for our USJ trip. All three are cloudy days with chances of rainfall according to the weather forecast. It only rained briefly yesterday and the day was only generally cloudy. So, we pray that the weather today would somehow be similar or better than yesterday.  Picture taking with Jaws! God must have heard o