Tokyo: the last leg of our trip. It’s always refreshing to spend some time visiting my old favorite spots, finding…
In Nikko, we are doing something I have always wanted to do: staying at a traditional onsen ryokan (hot spring…
Monday was rain – all day – as Typhoon #5 (aka Mambo) moved through, dumping sometimes torrential rain on the…
Naming storms seems to me like a decidedly American thing which is slowly spreading to other parts of the world.…
When Japanese people have umbrellas, you should always take an umbrella, even if the weather seems fine. Corollary: if you…
Another day, another pre-5am wakeup and copious amounts of milk tea. Today is the one day the weather lady predicted…
The first few days of any trip to Asia always bring waking up at unfortunately early times. I make sure…
Japan in June: Hydrangeas! Also Japan in June: rainy season. Today the weather ladies announced the official start of the…
Thursday was the day we were morning sloth creatures, up incredibly late the night before because of Disney and transit times. We didn’t…
Before we dive into our further Tokyo activites, we need to straighten out the butchering of the pronunciation of Harajuku…