August 7, 2014Made it safely back to Osaka today. According to the weather forecast, if Mike and I had decided to leave tomorrow like we had planned, the boats probably wouldn't have been running! There are constant updates on the progress of the Typhoon, but it is hard to really know what kind of effect it will have on our future travels over the ( Read more... )

Hello everyone! Finally I get a chance to give an update on my trip. It's only been about a week but I have been quite busy! After arriving at Narita Airport, I went directly to the JR Travel office to get my NEX pass. This pass allowed me a reserved spot on the express train and was even more discounted because I was a foreigner. ;) It took about ( Read more... )

Hello all! おひさしぶりですね。 It has been quite some time since my last entry...approximately a year. I apologize for my absence, but I suppose I don't really feel motivated to write about anything unless I am doing something exciting or out of the ordinary.

I am pretty excited about my trip to Japan this coming July. I really didn't think I would be able ( Read more... )

  Yesterday, Mike and I returned from our stay on Mount Koya at Eko-in Temple. On Tuesday, it was about noon when we arrived by cable car and we took a short bus to the temple to check in and drop off our things ( Read more... )

Hello again! Continuing from my last update.... Tuesday of last week, Mike and I went to Nara with a family Mike met through teaching English three years ago. We took a walk through Akameshijuhattaki, very beautiful place in Nara with many waterfalls.


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    I have visited Mount Fuji before; taken pictures of the surrounding landscape with the mountain as a focal point, however for this year's visit to Japan, Mike suggested that we climb it. I suppose I didn't really think too much about it. I figured paths would have been built to the summit and a several hour long hike up would be quite enjoyable ( Read more... )

  Hello everyone! Finally, a chance to give an update. I would have updated last night, however I was still quite dizzy; I have been for most of the trip so far...but it seems to have subsided, so I'll just hope it doesn't come back ( Read more... )

So, it's official. I will be visiting Japan this summer ^.^ I am really looking forward to it; meeting old friends, revisiting old memories and making new ones...Takarazuka.. :P ( Read more... )

Last night I finished watching the 2010 Cosmos Troupe performance of シャングリラ・水之城 / Shangri'la - Palace of Water.

I do admit the first reason why I had decided to purchase the DVD was because of the amazing and beautiful costumes I had previously seen photos of. It also seemed to be a bit different from the Takarazuka norm as stories go. This one is ( Read more... )