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  Sapporo, Hokkaido: Maruyama Summit Moiwa Observation Deck Moiwa Ropeway    Otaru, Hokkaido: Asahi Observation Deck  

    Kanagawa: Enoden Shonan Monorail   Tokyo: Ochanomizu Station Hokutopia Observation Deck  

 Map of all flights - 2025 Slightly busier year than planned, with the addition of a July trip to Europe. It felt a little quieter than recent years (but on checking the numbers, that turned out not to be the case), but still plenty of fun exploring. Absolute highlight was the November/December trip to Japan (with a stopover in Taipei on the way). Split my time between Osaka, Sapporo, and Yokosuka (Kanagawa) and had a much better time of it than my first visit (which was limited to just Tokyo).   New cities visited included Osaka, Sapporo, Oslo, Cork (Ireland), Helsinki, Taipei, Jakarta, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. I also finally made it to Uluru/Ayers Rock for the first time. Stats breakdown