Category: Japan

Highlights Morning Picked up my JR Rail Pass at Shinjuku Station Meiji Shrine Japanese Garden Lunch at the Cafe Meiji Shrine Ice Cream & Coffee at the cafe

Today was a travel day, so it was a bit tiresome and nerve-wracking at times. It’s been almost 10 years since I last visited, so I’ve forgotten a

After almost ten years, Karl and I are finally returning to Japan! We fell in love with Japan during our visit in 2015. We promised to return as

Check out these jaw-droppingly beautiful postcards from the Ghibli Museum. I can’t wait to frame them and hang them on our walls.  

Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Shirakawa-go is a beautiful mountain village famous for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses. Gassho-zukuri means “constructed like hands in prayer”, and refers to the steep thatched

I purchased a deck of Japanese Flower Cards while in Japan since I like games and it was both interesting and inexpensive. The cards look really neat but a bit

Karl and I left Japan about 36 hours ago, and have been home for about 12. Being home feels great but it also makes our trip feel that

Our last full day in Tokyo was our shopping day. We spent the morning packing up so we could assess how much space we had left for souvenirs

There are two Disney parks in Japan: Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. Tokyo Disneyland is very similar to Disneyland in California and The Magic Kingdom in Florida, but DisneySea

08-22-2015, Osaka to Akihabara Karl and I woke up early enough to walk to Dotonbori and look around before checking out of our hotel. Dotonbori is a shopping