overnight bus
A special bus takes us to a part of Japan with a special dance, special mountain, and more.
Hop on the bus in downtown Tokyo, wake up in a beautiful historic city in the northernmost prefecture of Honshu.
Catching some Zs as we ride though the night lets us hit the ground running in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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