Month: May 2016

WOW! Brad is in heaven. We’re at Yodobashi-Akihabara in Tokyo where they have the biggest selection of computers and electronics we’ve ever seen. Picture 6 floors, each floor about the size of […]

Brad’s first ever baseball game – the Tokyo Swallows vs. the Carp.

We only had a few hours to explore the town after checking in to the hotel, and we quickly noticed that it is HUGE! And very different from Kyoto or […]

Takayama is a cute little town. We walked through the morning market and the learned how to make rice crackers. We also had a traditional lunch (on the floor, no […]

Here’s the route we’re taking while in Japan: We landed in Osaka then took a train to Kyoto. We spent three nights there then took a train to Kanazawa, where […]

On our way to Kanazawa, we decided to get some food at the train station. Jodi used Google translate to see what we would be eating for lunch. “Uninhabitable lunch” […]

We started the morning at a VERY small laundromat then headed off to see the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine. Around 10am we’ll pack up and catch the train to Kanazawa. […]

Arashiyama Monkey Park was the best experience yet! It was a killer hike to the top but well worth it when we got there. We were able to spend as […]

Our first day was spent walking everywhere: Kiyomizu Temple, Sannenzaka street, Gion, Yasaka Shrine, the underground mall at the Tokyo station, Nishiki Market, and the best Ramen experience at Ramen!

After a 12 hour flight which left LAX Tuesday at 1pm, we arrived in Osaka, Japan on Wednesday at 6pm!