Category Archives: Japan

I love Kyoto. It’s where I first went in Japan 9 years ago when Tim and I had our study abroad adventure during the summer after 1st year, where I first learned Japanese and Japanese culture, and where I met new friends from around the globe. During our summer there we took 7-hour classes on…

New day, new city. Hiroshima was fantastic, and exactly the change of pace in Japan I was looking for. I swear that bad weather is chasing me; it was crazy hot when I was there (85 degrees F, 70% humidity) and I woke up the next morning ready to leave with it pouring outside, just…

Before I write anything else, the takeaway for today is that I ate three large bowls of ramen (plus beer, gyoza, cha-han) in a span of 4 hours. As I stated during my journey on Facebook, I HAVE NO REGRETS. Fukuoka is known, as far as I’ve researched, for many things including a few temples,…

My first stop in Japan was a success – meaning I landed safely, got to my hostel in one piece, managed to get enough money for the next few days, and wandered around for a little bit. I rented an LTE WiFi hotspot for about 6000 yen so I have internet access pretty much everywhere…