(some of) the things we did in tokyoooo.
we did a lot. and seriously loved every second of it. tokyo is at the top of d’s list and he’s a tough critic….
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japanese toilets for the win.
and i’m not just talking about the bidet feature (water that splashes your rear). i’m talking about japanese smart toilets : heated seats :…
where to stay in tokyo :: shibuya.
the streets of shibuya are always alive. hip cafes & restaurants everywhere the famous shibuya crossing {via} our last stop in japan (and asia)…
sushi in japan. not as easy as you’d think.
leading up to japan, all danny and i could think about was endless, fresh & inexpensive sushi. melt in your mouth nigiri and crazy…
taking a ride on one of the world’s fastest bullet trains.
one of the fastest commercial trains in the world, danny was pretty pumped to take a ride on japan’s shinkansen n700 bullet train. it’s…
burnt miso ramen at gogya kyoto.
after plenty of fast casual, vending machine style ramen meals, we were happy to find gogya in kyoto for a proper sit-down, long dinner…
sleeping in a japanese capsule.
after we added japan to our route, one of danny’s “must do” items was to stay at a japanese capsule hotel. the capsule concept…
traditional temples of kyoto, japan.
kyoto is to japan what hoi an is to vietnam. the city has maintained its traditional Japanese architecture and culture which is a striking juxtaposition…
japanese comfort food: okonomiyaki
 okonomiyaki is called “japanese pizza” or “japanese pancakes” and it’s officially one of my new favorite hearty meals. (“yaki” means “what you like/want” –…
first stop in japan: the city of osaka
fifteen years ago, i spent a summer on an exchange program in southern japan (fukuoka with exploration in nagasaki and hiroshima). a high school…