I am going to combine two days of posts. Sam and I spent the next two days hiking the Kumano Kodo, a network of ancient pilgrimage trails winding […]

We woke up on our last day in Kyoto and looked for breakfast. Dennis and Anje were looking for a more traditional Japanese breakfast, and we were looking […]

Our hotel was near the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden. Since we woke up early, we decided to explore the park and find some coffee. The Japanese generally don’t […]

We started the day in Tokyo and took the Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Kyoto. The train covered 282 miles in just 2 hours and 14 minutes—roughly the […]

Over the next couple of posts, you’ll follow Sam and me on our Japanese adventure from this spring. I’ll cut straight to the chase: I loved it. Japan […]