This post was originally written on March 1, 2011. It’s the second of three that I’m taking back from an old blog I wrote while I was studying abroad, written for a class. There were only three because I was sent home early due to the Tohoku earthquake. The first assignment was your first impressions … Continue reading
A sudden thought hit me the other day – I had another blog for a very brief while. I had to write it for a class while I was studying abroad in Japan before I was sent home due to the earthquake and tsunami, so there were only three posts. I looked it up the … Continue reading
The year was 2012. Yuuki and I wanted to see the Luminarie in Kobe, famous for its beauty. Spoiler alert: We never made it. Looking at the pictures linked to above again, yeah. We definitely didn’t make it. This post is an amalgam of a message I wrote to a friend shortly after this night, … Continue reading
久しぶり！ I’ve already told you about my trip to Takedo Jō and my experiences at the actual ruins, but our adventure was not completely finished there. As I said in the earlier post, it was already getting to be dark and we probably should have headed home. However, we couldn’t help but think, what could … Continue reading
Earlier I talked about my car ride to Takeda Jō and the reflections I had on the way. This time I would like to share with you our experience once we arrived. Takeda Jō (as you can see in the title) is often called the Machu Picchu of Japan. Unfortunately before I went I didn’t … Continue reading
As I wrote more I realized that I had way too much to say about even just the trip to Takeda Jō, so I’m going to divide it up in two or three parts. It was just too long for anyone to want to read about the entire trip in one sitting. While I was … Continue reading
Maybe some day I’ll write about my first Christmas in Japan two years ago, but for now trust me that pretty much everything that could go wrong, did. This year Christmas wasn’t as big of a disaster as it was the last time I was in Japan, but it was still disappointing. As some of … Continue reading
While I’m not sure I’d recommend this trip for your actual Christmas over other options that abound around the Osaka/Kyoto area, it definitely makes for a great date and gets you in the holiday spirit! My first ‘real’ date (by that I mean a date that felt special – I don’t really count Matsuya and … Continue reading
Topics covered: Ways to get around, shrines, temples, historical sites, famous/iconic spots, shopping, misc., and food Intro (aka skip this to get straight to the list): I wrote this for my cousin when she went to Japan for a week, and besides this intro it is pretty much replicated word for word here. She has not studied … Continue reading
Ninjas and food – what could possibly be better than that, amiriteoramirite? That sort of looks like the name of a chemical or fossil. Either way, this is how my friend and I celebrated our birthdays (over a year ago!! 泣). When we heard there was a ninja cafe within reasonable distance, it was not … Continue reading
An Inkling 