Reiko and I got back from Kyoto a couple days ago and man what a beautiful place. The city itself doesn't look like much at first because there are laws against building tall buildings but you soon find that this adds to Kyoto's charm. Kyoto is surrounded by mountains which are visible from within the city. Coming from Tokyo where you're lucky to see more than a few blocks away because of the[...]

Hey everyone! Reiko and I just got back from Kyoto yesterday. What an amazing trip. Kyoto is a city steeped in a huge amount of history and beauty. Just stepping of the train you can feel that it's a totally different city and atmosphere from Tokyo. The air is fresher, the the buildings are smaller, and there is an tradition of keeping the city one of the most beautiful places in the world. [...]

So things are all set for us to go to Kyoto! We'll be there starting the 29th of April to the 2nd of May. We plan to go lots of places and take lots of pictures. I'm still not sure exactly what day we will be going to each place on our list but I think that our time will be quite full. For all of those interested I'll be sure to post the pictures after we get back. I'm really looking forward[...]

So Goldenweek is approaching. It's a week in Japan with no less than 5 national holidays. They don't all fall on the weekdays but essentially you got a full week off from work. Since I'll have a good time off from work I was wondering what I should do and I'm thinking of taking a trip with Reiko to Kyoto and Osaka. Currently I'm putting together a list of possible tourist destinations in the[...]