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Shirakawa-go

I was sooo confused about this side trip because everytime Oka san or Yukiko said Shirakawa-go it sounded like Chicago but that doesn't matter because it was awesome! Shirakawa-go is a World Heritage site (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5951.html) and it is beautiful. We walked around with the...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on November 2, 2011 from Ogimachi, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

The Ultimate Massage Chair

Today was a day of rest. We ran errands to get the House ready to live in including buying internet so I can continue to telecommute. Bonus for the day was a hidden Surprise. We were told the internet hardware would take an hour to be ready so we started to wander around the store to kill time....

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 31, 2011 from Takayama, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Tokyo

Took the bus to catch the train to Tokyo... so we could catch another bus. While waiting for the bus we wandered around looking for one of Yukiko's old lunch spots. She actually used to work at the bus station we got our tickets at so she was feeling a bit nostalgic. Again, a LOT fewer people...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 30, 2011 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Home #2

We arrived at Takayama which will be home #2 (and my favorite one so far)! Oka san had been telling us not to expect much since the House was old, etc... When we pulled up I immediately noticed the yard! Wonderful stone and landscaping and the House looked huge! Awesome 'Japanese' looking...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 30, 2011 from Takayama, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Zushi!

This morning was a bit of a surprise... we had breakfast at Denny's! It FAR exceeded my expectations. I had a breakfast of sake, rice, nori, and sticky beans. The sake was really good, the sticky beans... not so much. Ate one bite and gave up. It was kind of gross. Haha, good thing Oka san and...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 29, 2011 from Zushi, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Yokohama

I packed very light with the idea that I could get a couple of items here (but aware how expensive things were in Japan, at least I thought I was aware) so we decided to go to Yokohama to do some shopping, exploring, and meet up with Oka san's best friend who lives in town. Yukiko and I took...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 29, 2011 from Yokohama, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Landing at Narita!

Landed safely after a LONG day(?) of traveling. I was of course super excited to see Yukiko and to be in Japan! I had built up my energy getting off of the plane in expectation of seeing her... two hours later we finally got to have that moment. Haha, she had thought the +1 next to my flight...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 28, 2011 from Chiba, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Home #1

Oka san picked us up at the train station and once Oto san joined us we went to dinner, at what Yukiko pointed out was a 'very Japanese' looking restaurant. Haha, Oka san ordered so many small dishes before we even got our soba that we were too full to eat the noodles! After dinner we went home...

permalink written by  SarahRunningStar on October 28, 2011 from Zushi, Japan
from the travel blog: Heading to the East (but didn't I go West?)

Almost There

After an theatrical night of last minute vacillation in NYC (Noah thinks a thermodynamics exam warrants a trip postponement), good judgement prevailed. Grumpy and armed with his textbook, Noah finished his last final aboard our 12 hour flight in which our presence graced the planes last row (on...

permalink written by  jadonogh on May 20, 2011 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: The SE Asia Adventure of Jake and Noah (Asian keybords dont have apostrophes)

Almost There

After an theatrical night of last minute vacillation in NYC (Noah thinks a thermodynamics exam warrants a trip postponement), good judgement prevailed. Grumpy and armed with his textbook, Noah finished his last final aboard our 12 hour flight in which our presence graced the planes last row (on...

permalink written by  jadonogh on May 20, 2011 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: The SE Asia Adventure of Jake and Noah (Asian keybords dont have apostrophes)

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