This is the second part of the Vacation Japan Style posts, please click here for the first part if you missed it. After Tokyo we hopped on the train to Kamakura where we visited the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine where my friend washed her hands and mouth before entering. It's an interesting custom. This site explains … Continue reading Vacation Japan Style – Part Ni
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Vacation Japan Style-Part 1
I have been away from the blog for a couple of weeks due to a visit from one of my very favorite people. She arrived on May 15th and stayed for 9 days. We introduced her to our part of Japan and everything we love about it. We introduced her to some of our favorite … Continue reading Vacation Japan Style-Part 1
10 Things I Love About Living In Japan
I've noticed a lot of bloggers doing lists recently..favorite things, things they hate, things that bother, etc. So, I thought why not jump on that bandwagon with my own list of things. We have lived in Japan just over a year now and are stilling loving it completely so I will give a list of … Continue reading 10 Things I Love About Living In Japan
Plane To Knowhere
I look around to locate my husband, he's on his way over and it puts a smile on my face. My friend and former boyfriend is there on the group trip with us and adding to the fun atmosphere, as usual. Nothing awkward here at all and that is so nice. We are given seats … Continue reading Plane To Knowhere
I Scoffed at My Cold
Perhaps against my better judgement the husband and I went out yesterday. It was a bit cold walking to the train station but I had a jacket and a very nice scarf wrapped around my neck keeping me warm.The scarf was a gift to myself...kinda. Thanks to Jasmine at Flux and Flow I was introduced … Continue reading I Scoffed at My Cold
Tokyo Weekend
A couple of months ago the husband and I decided to spend the four day Thanksgiving weekend in Tokyo exploring so we booked a semi-fancy Japanese hotel that seemed to be in a good proximity to many things and started narrowing down what we wanted to pack in to our weekend. A week before the … Continue reading Tokyo Weekend
The Thing About A Tree
I was walking along making my way down a street I had not ventured down yet and heading to what has been said is an amazing shopping area. This street traced the edge of the fishing harbor and passed Port Yokosuka which is a nice market with a lot of fresh seafood. … Continue reading The Thing About A Tree
Birthday Weekend
The best part of my birthday is that it falls around a 3 day weekend so I usually get three days to celebrate. Ok who am I kidding, I celebrate for about a week, I'll be honest. This year, our first in Japan was a really great time. It started out on Friday, we went … Continue reading Birthday Weekend
What $10 Will Get You
We went in to town to do a little shopping, needed odds and ends type things...sounds like a great job for the 100 yen stores! We ended up spending more for lunch (probably $20) then the shopping and we are awesomely happy with that. Lunch first, we stopped at a place by the Yokosuka Chuo … Continue reading What $10 Will Get You
Trick Or Treat and… Ted?
Yes, I know it's July. This is a cool little restaurant right in the middle of Roppongi (the happening night life part of Tokyo) which is decorated rather like a horror show. There are candle chandeliers hanging from a black ceiling, dark wood furniture and some horror film characters set about. … Continue reading Trick Or Treat and… Ted?
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