Category: Travel and Living

2015 Nihongo Fiesta

The 2015 Nihongo Fiesta highlights include the Nihongo Speech Contest, the Nihongo Quiz Bee, plus a whole lot more!

2014 Japan Trip Day 9: Osaka

Everything was worth it though, when we finally reached The Wizarding World of Harry Potter after waiting about seven hours in line.

2014 Japan Trip Day 8: Hiroshima

Free-roaming deer kept following us around while we took in the shrine’s sights, hoping for some food in the form of senbei rice crackers.

2014 Japan Trip Day 6: Tokyo

If Meiji Shrine was our home shrine, then Asakusa Temple was our home temple, and we always tried to visit with every trip.

2014 Japan Trip Day 5: Tokyo

We always make it a point to visit Meiji Jingu in Harajuku whenever we are in Tokyo, as we consider it our “home shrine” and always come to give thanks for another trip to Japan.

2014 Japan Trip Day 4: Tokyo

The Japanese are known for changing phone models, luxury handbags, and game machines with the release of every new model, so buying a second-hand model from Japan means you are getting something that is practically new.

2014 Japan Trip Day 3: Tokyo

Mandarake Complex, Akiba Cultures Zone, and Kotobukiya get a lot of press mileage, but I would like to say that Don Quixote is my favorite shop!

2014 Japan Trip Day 0: Nagoya

While most people would opt for Tokyo or Osaka as their point of entry to Japan, we decided to buck convention by going through Nagoya.