Month: August 2019

  • Day 14: Day trip to Hachimantai to see the Dragon’s Eye

    https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2007387/ To be quite honest, I was starting to drag at this point. I was hitting the end of the second week of travel. Although I had basically recovered from the upper respiratory infection I had had through the first week, I wasn’t at 100%. The previous day had been a long one. Miyuki was…

  • How to Plan a Trip to Japan

    I don’t have a systematic method for planning my trips. They just kind of happen organically, but at doesn’t mean I don’t do anything. These are posts that I think might be helpful to you as you put together your own trip. Accomodations Deciding where to go How I Navigate Japan Planning Serendipity

  • Planning a trip part I

    As someone who has been to Japan many times, I can honestly say that I have made a lot of errors when planning trips. None of them were fatal, but I have had, and continue to have, “If I had only known…” moments. Money In my opinion, people spend way too much time thinking about…