1st Jan 2005: Travel to Guam
/Home › › Travel to Guam! I spent the New Year in Guam that year. Because Guam is one hour ahead of Japan, the New Year arrives there a little earlier, and I fondly remember watching KÅhaku Uta Gassen with my wife while enjoying New Year’s soba together. It was a small but heartwarming moment that still brings back pleasant memories. We stayed at Hotel Nikko, and the first thing that captured my heart was the stunning view of Tumon Bay from our room. Stepping out onto the balcony, I was greeted by a gentle arc of crystal-clear emerald waters, stretching into delicate layers of blue that created a liberating, tropical sense of openness. Watching the sun slowly rise above the horizon and illuminate the surface of the ocean with a soft golden glow was something I never grew tired of. Those quiet moments felt as if time had momentarily stopped. The beach in front of the hotel is wonderfully clear, with shallow waters where you can see all the way to your feet, and the gen...