Japan! Shinjuku station
0The other day we went to Shinjuku station- the busiest train station in the world. 3 million people go through that station a day. To give you an idea of how sightseeing with kids goes sometimes, we got to the… Read more ›
Japan! Shinagawa Aquarium
0Last week (? I think? It blurs together) we went out to Shinagawa (pronounced shin-A-gawa, not shin-a-GA-wa) to the aquarium. It’s located in a beautiful park, and we had a great time. I will warn  you now that there are… Read more ›
Japan! Meiji Jingu Shrine and Inner Garden
0There”s a large shrine in Harajuku that is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and his Empress. We tried 3 different times before we actually made it to the shrine itself (distractions are aplenty in Harajuku), but when we actually made… Read more ›
Japan! Random awesome museums!
0Jumping in our narrative to the present, today we went out to Ginza to get the girls some coats (Uniqlo coats are fabulous; super warm, waterproof, and totally squishable so they’ll fit into my backpack when they’re not needed). When… Read more ›
Japan! Real time update
1Since I’ve been catching up on blog posts, everything that I’m posting is actually stuff that we did weeks ago. So I thought I’d do a quick post on what’s going on RIGHT. NOW. A Japan edition of “At this… Read more ›
Japan! Shibuya at night
0Or as Zoe says, “Real Tokyo”. Soon after we got here, it became clear that Z was a little bit disappointed. We figured out that it was because she imagined Tokyo with big bright signs and lots of lights and… Read more ›
Japan! Ueno Zoo
5Bruce took the first week we were here off of work, which was wonderful. We got acclimated to the train system, and got to go see some fun things with him. One place we visited was Ueno Zoo. It’s in a big… Read more ›
Japan! Asakusa
3We visited Asakusa, home of the most venerable Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Senso-ji. Â Also known as Asakusa Kannon, it’s a temple to the goddess of mercy. Two fisherman in the mid seventh century found a little golden Kannon statue in… Read more ›
Book catch up
0I’ve been reading a lot since we got here, and then I realized that I haven’t done a book post since the end of September, so it’s about time to catch up. This is what I’ve read. Charles Jessold, Considered… Read more ›
Japan! Meguro (or, where we live)
1We live in a part of the city called Meguro. It’s a nice little area, and we like it. This is our apartment building: We live on the 4th floor. This is our street: Our street has no name- most… Read more ›