Japan

Japan, Photo Blogs

Photo Slideshow: Japan

Konnichiwa! Not one of my absolute favorite places to travel, but definitely a places that shakes things up compared to the rest of the region. Japan was a fun trip, with the highlights definitely being Sumo and Food (which, I guess, are linked in a way?) Arrigato go zai mas, […]

Japan, Photo Blogs

Himeji Castle

You know what’s almost as good as the 14th century World-Heritage castle at Himeiji? Ninjas! Unfortunately, airport security took my ninja stars when I tried to board my flight to Hong Kong with them.  What’s next, Japan, no samurai swords in public?!  

Japan, Photo Blogs

Deerest Nara

Nara has several large temples, cool sake bars, and decent hiking.  But its mostly known for its deer.  This leads to many different scenes. Some pretty stereotypically Japanese. Some that might be described as adorable. And some particularly carnivorous. Who’s in the mood for venison?

Japan, Travel Words

Stoic Japan

Stoic Japan Traveling in Japan was fun, but far different from “third world” Asia in so many ways. Tokyo was cool, but I didn’t love the place, and it was super expensive.  The countryside near Sendai, where Matt lives, was cool but I really only spent like 36 hours there […]