Monday, February 14, 2011

Japan (in a New York Minute)

Well, I`ve been busy having adventures, so I totally forgot to update this thing.  If you`re a regular reader, sorry about that, but at least now I have stuff to talk about.

There`s only 3 more day left on my vacation here in Japan.  I am having a blast.  From Hakata (Fukuoka), I took the Shinkansen North-East to Hiroshima. I traveled to Miyajima, which is famous for it`s floating Torii Gate. I hiked up a mountain and went to my first onsen there as well.

From there, I went to Kansai, which has many (too many) things to see - Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto.  I also made a side trip to Nara.

Moving north, I traveled to a small town called Takayama that overlooks the Japanese Alps.

Then I went to Japan`s Vancouver: the very pretty city of Yokohama.  When I used to take iaido, my sensei told me Yokohama was an international city with international flair.  It was totally worth my time.

Bypassing Tokyo, I went to see my friend Joyce and her JET Program colleagues.  Joyce and I had a culinary adventure in Sendai.  Good food, and great fun.

And now I am in the big city.  Tokyo.

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