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Japan Trip - Last Day Snack Reviews and Narita Airport Departure

December 14, 2022Updated Feb 17, 2026

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Had to catch an 11 AM flight, so I woke up at 6 AM — absolutely exhausted.

Had a monaka rice cake sandwich I'd bought the day before for breakfast.

It's incredibly sweet, so eating it on an empty stomach was pretty rough.

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Yuzu manju from the same shop — looks pretty but the taste is just meh.

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Lastly, a sandwich with strawberries and mandarin oranges inside whipped cream.

I'd always wanted to try this.

But the whipped cream had almost no sweetness — just a rich, heavy feeling.

It tasted like fermented fruit, almost alcohol-like.

One bite and straight to the trash it went.

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The best thing about this hotel is the direct bus to the airport.

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Thanks to that, I arrived at Narita Airport comfortably :)

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Stopped by duty-free to buy various gifts before departure.

But wait — no Tokyo Banana at all?

It doesn't even taste that great, but you'd still miss it if it's not there.

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So I substituted with Tokyo Banana-flavored KitKats.

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Also loaded up on Royce chocolate — stuff I couldn't even find during the last trip :)

I don't think the office will have a sugar shortage for a while.

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Almost time to depart.

This trip oddly felt like the stay was longer than usual.

Need to rush back to the office and catch up on the backlog.

Thanks for reading!

See you next time!!