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Nagasaki Peace Park and comfort foods galore (bonus: Pokemon!)

November 8, 2025 LK Leave a comment

We sandwich our visit to the atomic bomb memorial in Nagasaki with inventive Japanese comfort foods (none are sandwiches). Plus – Pokemon!

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Posted in: Japan, Kyushu

Accidentally an entire day on Nagasaki’s history with the West

November 2, 2025 LK Leave a comment

Accidentally this day was spent learning about the history of Nagasaki x Europe, and we experienced the gift of the castella ice cream sandwich. I find a magic jam jar.

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Posted in: Japan, Kyushu

Hugging trees in Nagasaki, with an acceptable amount of stairs

November 1, 2025 LK Leave a comment

We made it to Nagasaki and were whelmed with the amount of stairs. Bonus: camphor trees!

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Posted in: Japan, Kyushu

We’re on a boat and it went kinda fast and there were no nautical-themed pashmina afghans (Beppu!)

October 29, 2025 LK Leave a comment

Beppu. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. (Only 1 of those things is relevant to this post)

We also saw a weenie.

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Posted in: Japan, Kyushu

Noodling around in Osaka

October 26, 2025 LK Leave a comment

It’s Osaka time, baybeeee. (We walk til our legs fall off)

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Posted in: Japan, Kansai Filed under: kansai

Donut be surprised, but I’m back in Japan

October 24, 2025 LK Leave a comment

Another year, another trip to Japan, starting off with crepes, egg sandos, and an existential crisis. Bonus: maybe I don’t forget a thing on this trip?

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Posted in: Japan, Tokyo Filed under: tokyo

The Big Tokyo Post

April 12, 2024 LK Leave a comment

Tokyo: the last leg of our trip. It’s always refreshing to spend some time visiting my old favorite spots, finding…

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Posted in: Japan, Tokyo Filed under: tokyo

Nikko Ryokan (and Rhett eats a smol squid)

April 8, 2024 LK Leave a comment

In Nikko, we are doing something I have always wanted to do: staying at a traditional onsen ryokan (hot spring…

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Posted in: Japan, Tokyo Filed under: nikko

The oyaki fiends of Nagano

April 6, 2024 LK Leave a comment

Rhett has picked his word to represent Japan: meticulous. Many shared public spaces that are designated as culturally important or…

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Posted in: Chūbu, Japan Filed under: chuubu, nagano

Striking gold in Kanazawa (and more castles!)

April 3, 2024 LK Leave a comment

On the train from Takayama to Kanazawa, Rhett confessed to me that Japan has more mountains than he thought. Sir,…

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Posted in: Chūbu, Japan Filed under: chuubu, kanazawa

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