Changes in us and them from 1983 until 2019 I’m not sure how the notion of traveling to Indonesia entered my mind, but early in my life it did and it’s been rattling around in there ever since. To provide…
Jidai Matsuri – The Festival of Ages
Kyoto, Japan. I love a parade but this one is exceptional. It is the Jidai Matsuri and it takes place every October 22nd. Over 1,000 years worth of historic Japanese royalty, military leaders and their entourages parade in costume through the…
The D. T. Suzuki Museum
Hidden Treasure in Japan – Joanne and I are often asked about our best travel experiences in Japan. The D. T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa is right up there on our list. It is a small, out-of-the-way place that you…
How to Visit a Japanese Onsen (Hot Spring Spa)
Japan’s northern most island, Hokkaido, is a lot like my native Wisconsin. There are four seasons and the landscape is a patchwork of farm fields and forest. Agriculture is big here. We are visiting in autumn and trees I recognize…
Japan – Why Ueno?
Why Ueno? (pronounced way-no) Traveling by plane from the Midwestern USA to Japan can be rough on the constitution. It is a 13 hour flight and when we land in Tokyo it is tomorrow afternoon, 14 time zones ahead of…