it just goes on and on, my friends. We just got back from 4 days in Shimoda, which is a beach town about 2 hours South of Tokyo by train. It was absolutely gorgeous and inspiring. I just finished Lost… Read more ›
Today we went out to Harajuku to meet some friends who were in Tokyo for a couple of days. We had a great time showing them around. I love Harajuku on the weekend. From the train station, two posters of… Read more ›
We went into Shibuya today to wander around. Here’s some of what we saw. The train tunnel at Daikanyama station: Train route map: Â Tiny, dressed like a Tokyo girl. Â I love these colors together: Â This is an… Read more ›
Today we went to Shinjuku Gyoen with a new friend. We had a marvelous time. The park is huge, and has a traditional Japanese garden, a French Formal garden, and an English Landscape garden, which, it should be noted, is… Read more ›
This is another cleaning out the camera post- with some utter cuteness at the end, so you should stick through it. But before we get to the pictures, I have to mention the awesomest thing. There is chime-y music ringing… Read more ›
To begin, this building is not in Asakusa, it’s in Ginza, but isn’t it pretty? Anyway, enough of that. Yesterday we took a couple of B’s co-workers who were in town for business to Asakusa to look around. We did… Read more ›
I realized today that I haven’t been posting as often this trip as I did last time. At least it doesn’t feel like I am (I’m not going to check) because we’re not going out and exploring as much as… Read more ›
My new sentence for the day is : Watashitachi aisukurimu o tabete Harajuku ni aru. It means, We are in Harajuku eating ice cream. Today we went into Harajuku to Yoyogi Park to ride bikes with some friends. I took… Read more ›
Today we went to Toneri Koen with some friends. It took about an hour to get there, but it was worth it! The weather was beautiful, and the park was green and gorgeous. And it was nice and warm- perfect… Read more ›
Today is a National Holiday in Japan- Greenery Day. It’s supposed to commemorate Emperor Hirohito’s love of nature without directly mentioning his name. Â (The day used to commemorate his birthday each year when he was alive.) Since parts of his… Read more ›