Leaving Tokyo Cutest train I've been on...to the mountains!! Oishi Park, Lake Kawaguchi...picture if you will: Mount Fuji Oishi Park, Lake Kawaguchi Lake Kawaguchi Lake Kawaguchi Lake Kawaguchi Lake Kawaguchi Yagizaki Park Mountains + Water = Happy Me Yagizaki Park Lake Saiko En route to Matsumoto, mountains all the way Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Our hostel/former miso factory Matsumoto Castle View from Matsumoto Castle Inside Matsumoto Castle My favorite stop in Japan by far Kanazawa by night Kanazawa Station Tsuruga waterfront Uchi Lake, Japan Lake Biwa, Japan Bowling with Parea All the matcha ice creams From the workspace Gion district, Kyoto Gion district, Kyoto Gion district, Kyoto at sunset Temple in the town of Arashiyama Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Arashiyama town Arashiyama view from above Found a quiet place by the river Arashiyama view from the bridge Arashiyama view from above Arashiyama Monkey Park Sunset from the nature path Fushimi Inari Temple Fushimi Inari Temple (trying real hard to hide the people) Torii Gates Mount Inari Summit Garden on Imperial Palace grounds, Kyoto Kyoto from a bike Temple number 15,400 Atomic Dome Memorial, Hiroshima Atomic Dome Memorial, Hiroshima Peace Park, Hiroshima Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Downtown Tokyo Subway Line...piece of cake. Open market in Ueno area, Tokyo Ueno District, Tokyo Ueno Park, Tokyo Golden hour Near the Sensō-ji Temple Sensō-ji Temple, Tokyo Golden hour at the Skytree Akihabara by night Side of every building Don Quijote store, 6 floors of madness Akihabara by night Chuo district by night Kiddy Land and Snoopy Town...things I never thought I'd type Not your average menu Kawaii Monster Cafe Kawaii Monster Cafe Takeshita Street, Harajuku, Tokyo Takeshita Street, Harajuku, Tokyo Shinjuku, Tokyo Shinjuku, Tokyo Shinjuku by night Kamo River, Kyoto View from balcony of the house My view this week Figured I'd show you my room since I spent so much time in it First (and last) Japan taxi Sunset from a bus Dotonbori, Osaka Dotonbori River, Osaka Standard car in Japan Osaka Castle moat Osaka Castle Overlooking Osaka city Osaka Castle Osaka or Boston? O River, Osaka Welcome to Kyoto! Octopus balls from a local joint down our street Nishiki Market, Kyoto Yes those are little octopus you can buy at Nishiki Market This whole country is a cartoon Just trying to capture how intimidating aisles in a store can be with quantity and language Snapshot of anime store Old quarter Kyoto Ramen ordering machine Nishiki Market at dawn Our cute street Neighborhood vibes Workspace for the month Temple run Gion district Fish sauce vending machine To protect buildings from dog (and human) pee To cleanse yourself before entering a shrine Love shrine, go in and out the hole to begin or and a relationship Bike Parking Garage Taiko Drumming Class Taiko Drumming Class Taiko Drumming Class The professionals Temple run Mountain backdrop? Yes, please. Brunchelorette in the house! Geiko district tour Those are all ads. Even the trains are classier...velvet seats?! Kyocera Dome, Osaka Baseball crew Not Fenway Park Ok but actually, does that look like an Orix Buffalo on the poster? Osaka views in the Moon. rooftop bar Karaoke fun On my daily commute... Heian Shrine Heian Shrine River Market on Kamo River River Market on Kamo River Biggest fries I've ever seen Arcade fun