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Food Review: Imahan Restaurant
August 8, 2016 Grant and I had the good fortune of being treated to one of the premier restaurants in Tokyo serving sukiyaki. Now to many, this word may conjure up images of hearing someone singing ... Read More
I’m Feeling “Folky” Today
August 6 – 7, 2016 Urayasu here we come! Or more specifically, Grant and I went and visited some pint-sized cousins of mine out in the “burbs”. We had the pleasure of going to a summer matsu... Read More
“I’m going to (Tokyo) Disneyland!”
August 4, 2016 Ah, Disneyland. The place where childhood dreams come true. The place to go to cap off life events with a retreat back to your youthful days. Where do you go after graduating high schoo... Read More
Food Review: Ume No Hana Restaurant
August 5, 2016 (Tokyo, Japan) As I start this post, I will make the disclaimer that I am not a “foodie” in the traditional sense of the term. According to dictionary.com, the definition of... Read More
Climbing Mt. Fuji… I Mean Mt. Tsukuba
August 1, 2016 (Tsukuba, Japan) I’ll admit, Grant and I didn’t visit Mt. Fuji. Nor did we even see the mountain on this visit. To make me feel better, and to give me a mountain experience, my aunt... Read More
Tokyo From on High, the River, Golden Poop, and a Lava Stone
July 28, 2016 Today began the day of our last tour with E & C and one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. I had booked this tour from Hawaii and it was by Sunrise Tours JTB. The meeting locatio... Read More
Tokyo DisneySea Maritime Magic
July 27, 2016 On this day we woke up super early, around 6 am, to get on the train to Tokyo DisneySea. We were really excited, or at least I was. If you have the chance to pre-purchase your ticket, I... Read More
Exploring Tokyo on Our Own
July 25 – 26, 2016 On the 25th, it was time to say goodbye to Kyoto and the fun we had there. We packed up, checked out of our hotel around noon, and got back on the bullet train to Tokyo. I lea... Read More