There is only one reason we came to Kobe, and that is to eat the beef. We arrived yesterday after a long trip back from Miyajima to a city where English is more scarce. The city itself is flush with back alleys for drinking and eating, similar to that of Kyoto (but a little more […]

After a bus, tram and boat ride, we finally arrived at around noon yesterday in the sacred lands of Miyajima (also known as Itsukushima). This small island town, south of Hiroshima, is home to the O-Torii gate, which is deemed a world heritage site and one of the top 3 things to see in Japan. […]

We arrived in Hiroshima early yesterday and took the tram system to our hotel (similar to the trams in Amsterdam – AKA: The happiest place on earth). We dropped off our bags and immediately went for sushi. I’m rather enjoying this sushi diet. After some delicious sushi, we headed over to Orizuru Tower. The tower’s […]

We arrived in Kyoto a couple days ago to a much quieter vibe than Tokyo. In Tokyo there is a constant flow of people around every corner, so this was a nice (and welcome) change. Upon checking into our new digs (close to Nijo Castle), we went looking for food. Given most restaurants close in […]

We have arrived! Although Jord and I are both zombies from the jet lag, it hasn’t stopped us (or even slowed us down much). Learning how to use local transport has been fairly painless. Probably because we’re old pros! On our first night, we went to “Sushi-go-round”, a conveyer-belt sushi place here in eastern Tokyo. […]