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...
Tokyo -> Kyoto
Chirashi bowls for breakfast are the best. Jetlag meant that I woke up at 5:30am. Oh well, I decided it was a good time to go try the...
Shinkansen Guidelines
So, you could hop on without a reservation... but if you're afraid that the train might be too crowded before you take it, you can go to...
Tokyo is many things all at once.
I started off this morning by getting breakfast at Tsukiji Market. Something I didn't realize before I got here is that the tuna auction...
My first time out of Narita (but not my first time on SQ11)
Ah, SQ11-- the SIA-managed flight that gets you to Singapore via Narita (Tokyo). For the past 20+ years that I've been flying back to...