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After sifting through all of my old photos & videos of my past Xmas trip to Tokyo, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about taking another overseas vacation.  This year, I’ve been really getting into the Holiday spirit, & I really enjoyed all of the Xmas displays & Holiday light shows blooming all over Tokyo.  This really makes me miss the whole experience, & I wish I could go back to Japan again soon.

All of this really got me thinking about planning a new trip to Japan again, & I am really getting excited about it.  I understand that I have very important events that will take a big chunk of moola from my budget, but I really think that we will be able to make this all happen.

This is a list I’ve compiled (among the countless other lists/surveys) of all the things I want to do or achieve before I die…a spin-off of the Bucket List idea.

  1. go to a Japanese Pop concert in Japan.
  2. go to a pro baseball game in Japan.
  3. watch a Kabuki stageplay in the famous Kabuki-Za theater in Tokyo.
  4. go to a pro Sumo wrestling match.
  5. go to the Forumla 1 Monacco Grand Prix race in Monte Carlo.
  6. go on an RV road trip.
  7. take a vacation on a house boat.
  8. take a gondola ride in Venice, Italy.
  9. go to the Tokyo International Film Festival (and maybe hang out with celebrities?).
  10. go to the Tokyo Auto Salon (a.k.a. Tokyo International Auto Show).
  11. own my very own traditional-style vacation home in Japan (possibly in Hakone).
  12. ride on a horse-drawn carriage in the snow.
  13. have a display room in my own place, filled with toys from the floor to ceiling.
  14. find a beagle dog that looks exactly like Snoopy (white fur, black ears).
  15. to see my fiancee wear a full Cosplay-style costume, complete with accessories.
  16. to reduce my habit of being a pack rat.
  17. to become a Dominatrix for a day (just for the hell of it).
  18. to have another big family reunion with my dad’s side of the family in Yokohama.
  19. to own my own business (even if it’s a side project or a weekend job).
  20. to re-learn how to play the piano again. (I want to get back to the level I was back in high school.)
  21. to become fluent in a foreign language (including reading/writing).
  22. to write a travel guidebook about Tokyo and/or Japan.
  23. to go camping with my fiancee, complete with a tent & a small camping grill. (But I would still pick a place with a community bathroom.  I don’t think I can rough it in the actual forrest.)

Like a tanning bed or coffin with extra headroom, the capsule hotel, popular for decades in Japan, is geared toward businessmen or late-night pleasure seekers too drunk or tired to head home. Stacked two high like washing machines, the capsules are typically equipped with beds, a mounted TV, wireless connection and a privacy shade for its lone window.

Source article: Capsule Hotels (Many Brands And Locations), Tokyo And Other Cities, Japan – Beth Greenfield – Forbes.

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