A blog site to share our life in Japan with family and friends

First of all, I need to apologize (again) for how long it's been since I have made a post. My life has been, and continues to be, in a...

Day two of our trip it was pouring down rain. We decided to take the train to Osaka and visit the aquarium. The big draw for the...

We decided to take a much needed vacation this weekend. We took the Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train) to Kyoto and stayed at a hotel...

We had been wanting to explore Hakone for a while. There is so much to do in the area we knew we wouldn't be able to see everything in...

You may have noticed there has been a fairly large gap of time between this post and the pervious one. During the gap David had to go...

Acorns and Washi paper don't actually have anything to do with each other. I simply didn't think our Acorn Forest adventure would be...

Japanese fruit is an experience unto itself. Just like every flower's 'season' is celebrated so is each fruit's 'season'. For example,...

I went exploring with a few friends today. We took a short, easy hike to see Hossawa Falls followed by a stop for edamame cream and tofu...

I am officially MONTHS behind on blog posts and I don't see that changing anytime soon. We are keeping ourselves busy and most nights am...

Today we decided to 'wing it' and headed in the direction of Sayama Lake in Saitama. We lucked out and stumbled onto a very interesting...

Anyone who knows me, knows I love castles. I was really excited to see my first Japanese castle and I was not disappointed. It had a...

A friend invited me to do the White Cloud Mountain hike with her today and I jumped at the chance to check it out. The whole mountain is...

We are in the middle of the rainy season and not surprisingly it was supposed to rain today. However, this morning was so sunny we...

I have learned there is a 'season' for everything and now it is hydrangea season. After perusing the options to make the most of it we...

This was the first weekend our travel restrictions were partially lifted and we were excited to play tourist again. Friday night had...

Showa Park has been closed for weeks due to COVID-19. Luckily, prior to the closure I was able to spend a few nice afternoons there. We...

One of the things that most excited me about living in Japan was the opportunity to experience their cherry blossoms. The Japanese...

Today we ventured onto the highway for the first time. We had heard about the amazing views at Churieto Pagoda and wanted to see them...

Ueno Park has a lot to see and do. It is home to a zoo, 5 museums, 2 temples, and 3 shrines. Due to COVID-19 the zoo and the museums...

This weekend I was excited about the arrival of spring and the goal was to see plum blossoms. The Japanese word for plum is 'ume'. ...

Today we went to see a Sumo wrestling tournament. This tournament was supposed to be especially interesting in that the competitors were...

First of all, I need to apologize. It has been a month since I have made a post. My excuse is taxes and life in general have kept me...

TeamLab is considered a digital art museum. It is better described as an immersive art experience. The art is digital - it surrounds...

We are officially in the middle of winter and it is cold outside. Since David is still getting over the flu we decided an indoor...

Showa Kinen Park is a 10 minute walk from our house. I bought an annual pass therefore Dash and I spend two days a week on average...

I have gotten SO behind on posting. This past week has been busy with Thanksgiving activities (more on that in future post). In...

David and I hiked Mount Mitake today. I am starting to learn hiking here tends to involve a lot of very steep inclines. We took a cable...

With Dash sedated on his anti-anxiety meds to keep him from hurting himself, David and I met some of his co-workers to hike Mount Takao...