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  • In Hokkaido: navigating on our own is not that difficult
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    In Hokkaido: navigating on our own is not that difficult

    ByEileen Ogintz August 27, 2015July 7, 2021

    The ship staff had warned that navigating on your own in Japan is different than elsewhere. Very few locals speak English and signs are only in Japanese. I understand now why in the U.S. Japanese tourists always move in a group with a guide.

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  • Sampling Orlando’s changing restaurant scene during Magical Dining Month
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    Sampling Orlando’s changing restaurant scene during Magical Dining Month

    ByEileen Ogintz August 27, 2015May 14, 2025

    Visit Orlando’s magical dining month, which starts August 24 and continues throughout September and highlights many restaurants offering prix fixe dinners for $33. (Ready to share with your junior foodie?)

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  • A visit to a Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido
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    A visit to a Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido

    ByEileen Ogintz August 26, 2015July 7, 2021

    Good news! I’m going to live at least seven years longer. That’s because I’ve visited a Japanese Onseng—a hot springs resort. They are ubiquitous in Japan—there are thousands of them.

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  • Japanese hot tubs and amenities on the Diamond Princess
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    Japanese hot tubs and amenities on the Diamond Princess

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2015July 7, 2021

    The on board Izumi Japanese Bath features indoor and outdoor bathing experiences ($15 for 90 minute visit), including misted steam room, sauna, Jacuzzi and hot tubs, some open to the sky.

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  • On a cruise – options for dining vary on taste and budget
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    On a cruise – options for dining vary on taste and budget

    ByEileen Ogintz August 24, 2015July 15, 2021

    Like other cruise lines, Princess offers specialty restaurants on board for which you pay an extra fee.
    Like on other cruise lines, the specialty restaurants offer an enhanced experience.

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  • Shore excursions: Cranes, marshes, pluses and minuses
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    Shore excursions: Cranes, marshes, pluses and minuses

    ByEileen Ogintz August 23, 2015July 15, 2021

    We’re in Kushiro, Japan, on the island of Hokkaido, and are visiting the Japanese Crane Reserve on a shore excursion from the Diamond Princess, which is spending the morning here.

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  • East meets West on a Princess Cruise in Japan
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    East meets West on a Princess Cruise in Japan

    ByEileen Ogintz August 21, 2015July 7, 2021

    Until I came aboard in Yokohama, I hadn’t thought much about the cruise experience being educational but here, with more than 1000 Japanese passengers, we westerners are getting a lesson in Japanese culture and food.

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  • Families trying falconry, the sport of kings
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    Families trying falconry, the sport of kings

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2015July 16, 2021

    We are at Ireland’s School of Falconry — the oldest in the country and home to more than 30 birds, including the always popular Dingle the owl. The school is located at Ashford Castle

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  • At the Tokyo Fish Market: mixing culture and tradition in unique culinary ways
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    At the Tokyo Fish Market: mixing culture and tradition in unique culinary ways

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2015July 6, 2021

    It is eight in the morning and we are at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan’ largest. More than 15,000 people work here; international tourists line up in the early hours of the morning for the chance to watch the famous auctions of the fish, including the tuna.

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  • A long flight to Japan – jet lag cured with spa treatment at Conrad Tokyo
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    A long flight to Japan – jet lag cured with spa treatment at Conrad Tokyo

    ByEileen Ogintz August 19, 2015July 15, 2021

    The Mizuki Spa at the Conrad Tokyo is the largest spa of its kind in Tokyo and boasts Tokyo’s only true Hinoki bath. Treatments are inspired by the moon and the water.

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