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<\/p>\nNow I remember why I don\u2019t stay in Toyoko Inn more often. The rooms are large but the walls are paper-thin. It\u2019s the opposite of the weird old hotel we stayed in last night. It used to be quiet except for the ambulances going to the Hikari City Hospital, but they moved the hospital closer to my cousin\u2019s house and away from the hotel. We also heard there was no breakfast at the hotel but they had breakfast sets! Other than the weird tasting fruit, it was pretty good.<\/p>\n
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We got on the old country train and went to the shinkansen station. Didn\u2019t see much on the Shinkansen (it\u2019s mostly tunnels on this stretch) so I slept through the trip to Okayama.<\/p>\n
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My sister is running part of the marathon in a couple of days and so we just took it easy today. Lunch was at a crazy caf\u00e9 where you could sit at a table or eat in a bed. I\u2019m not sure what the point of eating in a bed is, really.<\/p>\n
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Most of the day was just wandering around the station. My sister tried to bully me into buying an expensive jean jacket, but so far I\u2019m holding out. We had dinner at a tonkatsu place, the same place I went to last year when I was in Okayama. I think there\u2019s two major chains I like, Katsukura and KYK. This one is a KYK.<\/p>\n
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After dinner I went down to get some local craft beers. There\u2019s a taproom IN THE MALL. Well, I should have a better memory because this is the third time I\u2019ve come and the beers are not that great. Too sweet\/malty.<\/p>\n
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And that\u2019s it for today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Now I remember why I don\u2019t stay in Toyoko Inn more often. The rooms are large but the walls are paper-thin. It\u2019s the opposite of the weird old hotel we stayed in last night. It used to be quiet except for the ambulances going to the Hikari City Hospital, but they moved the hospital closer to my cousin\u2019s house and away from the hotel. We also heard there was no breakfast at the hotel but they had breakfast sets! Other than the weird tasting fruit, it was pretty good. We got on the old country train and went to the shinkansen station. Didn\u2019t see much on the Shinkansen (it\u2019s mostly … Continue reading Japan Day 66: Okayama<\/span>