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date: 2023-06-08 (4 days)
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* shinkansen to niigata
* rental car
* eating seaweed soba
* damaging the car at curb when leaving restaurant
* gorge + tunnel
* instagram spot w/ circular window
* footbath w/ circular ceiling window
* guy falls asleep in his car in the middle of the road
* bath hunting in the morning
* empty sky resort
* awesome little bath next w/ view on shinkansen tracks
* onigiri snacks in lawson parking lot

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