Things the guidebooks don't tell you about Japan
There are no trashcans along the road, except at convenience stores. There are only can recycling bins in front of the drink vending...
Disneysea.
This was a fantastic park. Tips: Easily doable in one day (but would have been less rushed in 2). Don't come here on a Saturday. There...
Sushi @ Shibuya and Harajuku
One of my cousin's friends from Northwestern came home to live in Japan after graduation, and we met him at Shibuya for lunch. (Yes, we...
Ghibli Museum, Tokyu Hands, and Zauo
To get to the Ghibli Museum, you have to take the train out to Kichijoji (pronounced Kee-chee-joe-jee) Station. It's a beautiful walk...
Exploring Tokyo (Ginza), Take 2 (along with Shinjuku and Golden Gai
As I raced back across Nagoya, I ended up making an earlier Shinkansen train back to Tokyo. I guess since last time I had passed Mt. Fuji...
Toyota Plant Tour
HQ is only 1.5 hours away by train from Nagoya!!! Toyota Kaikan is pretty magnificent. 50,000 engineers work in their design building at...
Osaka to Nagoya to Toyota
So long, Osaka! Today I boarded the non-reserved section of the Shinkansen (which seemed somewhat frightening to my brain because I had...
Kyoto to Osaka (with a stop at Yamazaki)
Kiyomizudera Temple at Sunrise: So worth getting up early this morning. Get there before the shops open at the crack of dawn. The shops...
Kyoto to Nara: Exploring on the JR Line
Today I went to Fushimi Inari again with a new friend from Brisbane. My artsy photo of the shrine. Overlook of Kyoto. Stunning. When the...
Kyoto-- Archery Competition, Temples....
When I got to Kyoto, I noticed a girl carrying a long, wrapped object on her back. The first thought that popped into my head: Bushido...
