Ryozanpaku
Travel Blogs from Ogano-machi
Gefangen im Haus der Ninja
... aber gar nicht dazu gekommen, unser Ziel zu suchen, weil wir offenbar doch die Aufmerksamkeit einer Angestellten dort auf uns gezogen haben. Lustigerweise war das keine Japanerin, sondern eine Französin (oder Kanadierin, der Akzent klang irgendwie französisch auf jeden Fall). Die hat uns dann gleich eine Karte gebracht und gezeigt, wo wir genau hin müssen. Sie hat dann noch gemeint, wir sollten uns auch gleich den Schrein, der dort in der Nähe ist ansehen und auf ...
Cherry Picking, Peach Picking
... bag of beautiful red tomatoes for the mere sum of ¥500 -- if only I hadn't bought a whole bunch of tomatoes yesterday! I consoled myself with a little jar of peach honey and two even smaller jars of yuzu pepper sauce.
A bento (box lunch) was included in the price of the tour, so I had mine on the way to the peaches. As one of the guides said, "If you're hungry now, you have time to eat your bento, and then you can have ...
Visiting Grandma
... drinking and karaoke`ing. Had an awesome 30th!!
I got caught in a typhoon one night I was out here which was a little crazy but it was beautiful the next day.
On my way back into Tokyo to my other aunt`s house, I got to go to one of Andy`s performances (he`s a musician) which was amazing! He plays the flute, saxophone and the didjeridoo.
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Ume no Ame
... would be nearing their best around the last weekend of March, so a couple of friends and I made a date for that weekend. As it turned out, however, we were at least a week too early. Also, we got rained on.
It was weird to alight at Hinatawada Station and not be surrounded by a mob of elderly people. While the weather got progressively worse ...
Looking for a flight
We moved into a hotel over by the Yokota Air Force Base and are looking for a flight home. We are eager to get back so Kathryn can train for the upcoming Tae Kwon Do Spring National tournament in Las Vegas.
There is no room on base so we are staying at a nice place near the train station. They have a very nice lobby that Robert can work at. The 24 hour McDonalds across the streeet will proved the energy needed for him to stay awake from 2-8 AM.
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