Published date: October 3, 2024
Stay in Nostalgic Otsuka!
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Experience of the stay
This time, I traveled with my toddler and elementary school child, making three of us in total.
I had lived in Otsuka many years ago, but the town has completely changed, and it was refreshing to spend time there. Since we arrived at night, we just used the place to take a bath and sleep, but it was convenient as it was close to the station, and I didn’t get lost (I’m bad with directions).
There are only two washing machines and dryers, so the laundry area was always busy with someone waiting. Normally, I tend to prepare more clothes and belongings than necessary, but this time I came with fewer items, thinking I could do laundry. And what I learned is that being prepared is essential. I realized that even if I bring a little more luggage, I should avoid planning trips with laundry in mind in the future, as a lesson learned haha.
I couldn’t join the Omoranger tour this time due to time constraints, but I’d love to participate if I get the chance again.
Experiences during the trip
After playing at the Harry Potter experience studio tour in Tokyo, we stayed overnight. Based on this story, we had breakfast at Sizzler in the morning and visited a monaka shop and the Toshima Kids Park. I wanted to try a nearby restaurant called Bongo, so I casually joined the line, but it turned out to be a 3-hour wait! (I had never been there since I didn’t explore the city when I lived there.) After checking out, we had quite a fulfilling day.