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Japan – Video
Here’s some selected video from Japan: Calico Cat Cafe Inokashira Park Ueno Park Kanmanfaguchi Gorge, Nikko Read more
Japan – Pictures
As I mentioned, Blogger wouldn’t let me post a pic or video for almost a week… So here’s a few of the best from that stretch of time. Thanks for checking in. Day 7: Fuji-san, from the Shinkansen Day 8: Sakura, Inokashira Park Ghibli Museum, Mitaka Cat Cafe, Kichijoji Sakura, […] Read more
Japan- Wrap Up
Toshogu Shrine, Nikko Tokyo wasn’t about to let me check out without a last reminder of what it’s going through, it seems. 10 minutes after I arrived at Narita I was exchanging money when I felt a little something. The clerk kept counting so I shrugged it off, but […] Read more
Japan – Day 10
Last full day is Japan, and Blogger still won’t let me post a damn picture. Maybe it’s the hotel internet connection, or maybe Goog is just screwing with me. I’ll try a huge picture dump when I get home – I have some beauties, plus video. The bad news is, […] Read more
Japan – Day 9
It rained today, but I can’t complain – 1 day out of 10 is pretty good. And it was kind of a misty rain, too, not a downpour. There was a lot of wind, though – which made for a snowstorm of Sakura petals. The sad part, of course, is […] Read more
Japan – Day 8
Well, I dreamed of earthquakes last night – but not scary dreams. They just sort of happened but it didn’t seem to rattle me too much. Then when I woke up today things were pretty much normal in Tokyo. If I hadn’t known there was a quake there were certainly […] Read more
Japan – Day 7
Pretty quiet day today. I spent much of it traveling from Hiroshima to Tokyo. I actually had the worst rail connection I’ve had in Japan – 40 minute wait for a Shinkansen that would get me to Shin-Osaka for a transfer to Tokyo. Still, that’s not the end of the […] Read more
Japan – Day 6
Greetings from Miyajima, just a short ferry ride from Hiroshima. I’m staying at undoubtedly the nicest hotel I’ve stayed in Japan, Miyajima Morinyado. It’s part of something called “Japanese Inn Group” – a conglomeration of traditional ryokan subsidized to offer the best of traditional Japanese inns at an affordable cost. […] Read more
Japan – Day 5 (Dogs and Monkeys and Cats)
Cats dig fries Cats have a way of turning up in the strangest places in this country, and wonderfully puzzling things have a way of happening with no warning. It’s just part of the deal, being a gaijin in Japan. Today was a mix of the old and new. I […] Read more