Enchanted Again by Asia
Asia is so much fun in a way that Europe never can be. No matter where we’ve been it seems people in Asia just like to have fun and don’t mind being silly and always do it with a big smile.…
Last Day in Tokyo
On our last full day in Tokyo we revisited the Teamlab Borderless Digital Art Museum. It has moved since we were last here in 2018 and is in their new home in the sparkly new Azabudai Hills…
SUICA
There are three main transit cards in Japan: PASMO, ICOCA, and SUICA. All three are fairly interchangeable but most importantly can be used to pay for transit in large cities and intercity…
Pointy Enders Wisdom
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint AugustineTime in Tokyo
This is the tail end of our trip and also the third time we’ve been in Tokyo. For the most part we’ve seen the important sites and now, for us, it’s really a matter of just being here and…
Hakui
From Kyoto we continued traveling north and west to the beautiful and rugged west coast of Japan where we saw our first snow in the Japanese Alps. We were headed to see some dear friends that…
Back in Kyoto
We were in Kyoto about 9 years ago on our first trip to Japan and loved it. So many beautiful temples and gardens to see. This time we didn’t repeat anything, just went to new sights. Our day…
Miyajima Island
Located about 45 minutes from central Hiroshima, it is reached by train and then ferry. The island is most famous for the Great Torii Itsukushima. You may have seen it and not known where it…
Hiroshima
On August 31, 1946, a little more than a year after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a journalist named John Hersey published a 31,000 word article in the New Yorker about six…
Kurashiki
After three fun days in Osaka, we headed down the coast for Hiroshima. But first we made a stop in a town called Kurashiki. Dating from the 17th century, the area surrounding the city’s canal…
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Osaka Loves Chicago
I’m not sure that we knew this but Osaka is a sister city to Chicago. We were delighted to learn this as we walked through the Namba metro station and came upon the “Chicago Gallery”. It was…
Osaka
Osaka has been on our short list of places to visit in Japan for quite some time. It is known as “Japan’s Kitchen” and is famous for its food scene. We got up early to leave Taipei and arrived…
Roaming Taipei
On our last day in Taipei we made it to a couple more interesting sights. One in the far south end of Taipei and the other at the very north end. First was the Maokong Gondola. It is a gondola…
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