Today we are bound for Sapporo and the Hokkaido region of Japan. The next two weeks are the last stay of our nearly 18 incredible months of living abroad, 3 months in Japan! Surreal! We leave the Tokyo apartment around 8:15 am for our subway ride to Haneda Airport. What an experience! We have ... Read More
We leave Takayama, a beautiful town in the Alps of Japan mid-morning on a Tuesday, headed for Tokyo. With one connection, the Shinkansen bullet train will have us at our new digs in Tokyo by 2:30 pm, our home for a month. We love large cities and all they can offer. We are staying in the ... Read More
We arrive in Kyoto, Japan early afternoon on a Friday to explore what was Japan's capitol for over 1,000 years, from 794 until 1868. There is plenty to do in the five days we have - 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites, 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, and incredible cuisine with nearly 100 ... Read More
