Rain poured and wind howled all night long, shaking our single-pane window and softly rattling doors in the lounge. Despite…
Iriomote is remote, wild, and far off the beaten path. First, you fly to Ishigaki, which is an island in the…
I have assassinated the internet in our Air B&B with my download of Pokemon Moon and upload of a billion…
Osaka is mirror world Tokyo: people stand on the right side of the elevators, walk up the other side of…
Today was our last time on the shinkansen for this trip, and naturally it would be the time I screwed…
Overnight, it rained a very serious sort of Japanese rain, leaving the laundry on the balcony we thought we were…
My brain has taken a few days to reboot properly into Japanese mode. After two full days, it at least felt like…
For an excellent lesson in life’s futilities, look no further than the groundskeepers of each of Kyoto’s shrines, temples, and parks…
“Let’s not climb a mountain today,” we vowed as we set off on our journey this morning. We were both…
Entirely on a whim on the train to Kyoto, we decided to go to Fushimi Inari-Taisha after arrival. This also…