Day of fun!
Immediately following breakfast Jill and I gathered our things and headed off for Tokyo. We just missed the 8:50 bus, so we walked to Kumegawa. This is our first trip into the city without children, but we are trying to get a lot accomplished in short order, and that is just not possible with children. […]
I love it when a plan comes together.
The first day of spring! Sadly, only the earliest varieties of cherry are blooming and the Hanami forecast remains well beyond our departure date. Next time… (it’s always next time) Today we visited Mitzi’s eldest brother. He likes to do things with a precise plan and this time was no different, starting with a fax […]
Kind of like the Okanagan of Japan
Today we headed off for Japan’s wine growing region. We got out of the house just before 9 and made our way via bus and train to Kofu. We stopped at Enzan station and hopped in a cab for the short ride to Okunota Winery, the smallest we could find on the internet at approximately […]
Kashima Walking
Miwa woke up with some spectacular bed head. After breakfast we went for a nice long walk through KashimaJingu, a local park and shrine. Just a pleasant walk in the woods on a nice, warm sunny day. On the way back we picked up some lunch from a bakery and a convenience store. The fried […]
The Looong Haul to Kashima
March 14 Today we were off to visit Nancy in Kashima on Japan’s east coast. We packed up 2 days worth of supplies and left the house at 9. On the way we stopped to visit Mitzi’s aunt, whom she hadn’t seen in about 20 years. We arrived at about 11, had a nice visit […]