Year: 2014

Sakamoto

Sakamoto

Sakamoto is eight miles from Kyoto, or 20 minutes by train.  We found a brochure in our hotel and based..

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

We said Sayonara to Tokyo and headed 360 miles southwest to Kyoto on the bullet train. The ride seemed short..

Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market

Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market

Since we are in the land of sushi, we went to look at fish today.  The Tokyo Tsukiji Fish and..

Harajuku Girls

Harajuku Girls

Japan is quite a fashion city.  The women really dress up.  It is rare to see anyone with bare legs…they..

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji

We were on a guided tour today with Sunrise Tours…thank goodness for a bus so we could give our feet..

Robot Restaurant

Robot Restaurant

Our hotel by the Tokyo train station was a business district called Chiyoda. Every morning we watched the parade of..

On the Metro

The arrival of the cherry blossoms is cause for major celebration for the Japanese, and for these two weeks, all..

Sakura Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo

Sakura Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo

In many ways, Tokyo is very similar to any other big city in the US.  Since most of it had..

Tokyo Train Station

Tokyo Train Station

We arrived at Narita airport and took a train in to Tokyo, a $31 ticket for each of us.  It..