Yuan Akashi
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If You Never See Me Again...
... of Japan, Yokohama, was amazing. Originally a small fishing village, Yokohama is now a prominent port city in Japan. Japan’s first English newspaper was published in Yokohama in 1861 and called the Japan Herald and the country’s first gas-powered lamps were built in 1872. Japan’s first railway stretched from Yokohama to Tokyo. Just a little history for those at home to get you thinking about Japan…
Shauna and I had signed up ...
A little more about Japan
... hold the tour for just four people, we ended up without our city tour. About 10 minutes after the tour departed, the customer service representative informed me that they had made a huge mistake. My reservation was in the system but it was overlooked. I was refunded in full but we still were not able to take an organized tour. So, we headed out on our own to explore.
The first thing we did was buy a one-day bus ...
Osaka, Japan
... castle. They were all eager to talk to these Americans that were carrying as many cameras and taking as many pictures as a Japanese Tourist. Harriet really enjoyed the interactions with the young students.
We had one special attraction at the museum to complete before we could leave the area. For a small pittance we were able to outfit ourselves as samurai warriors and have our pictures taken. So Harriet and I were able to mentally journey to ...
A day at Arima Hot Springs
... gruff tone, "Be silent!" and followed with the evil eye and proceeded into the bathroom. Well, that set us off and we couldn't stop laughing about it. Crazy. Today's adventure started with a shuttle bus to the main Kobe train station terminal. We then took 3 different trains to get to Arima, a town famous for hot springs. It was only about 40 minutes away but nothing direct. So, we got there and proceeded to Arima Kirakuya ...
Land of the little people
... We finally decided to get off after riding in what seemed like a circle, but it took us at least five minutes (holding up the bus as well) to figure out how much we owed and where to put the money. Despite all the hassles of travel we have found Japan to be an amazing place. We have explored the coastline, himejji castle, small fishing villages and Kobe. We thought it would be ...
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