One chilly Saturday, My Better Half and I took our son out to Chinatown in Yokohama to explore. With no plans and no place to be, we set off toward the city to wander & sightsee. There were so many incredible things to see, from the statues to the temples, to the colorful lanterns lining…
Month: January 2016
Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park
One of our Nagano excursions was something on my Japan bucket list – a trip to see the snow monkeys. Despite our son waking up sobbing hysterically in Murder Hostel and keeping it up from 1 to 3 AM, and most definitely feeling under the weather, we trekked another hour away to park, and at…
New Year’s Eve in Nagano
Over the holiday break, our family took our very first Japanese road trip up to Nagano, to go skiing at the world-renowned Hakuba slopes, which hosted Olympians a few decades ago. We packed up our brand new (to us!) Honda Mobilio with ski and sledding gear galore and set off on New Year’s Eve for…
Out & About in Tokyo
We’ve traveled to Tokyo a few times – with and without our son – and each time I’m blown away by how much amazing culture is packed within the city confines. Like the Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine right in the middle of Tokyo, literally steps from the train station we took to get there….
Kate Has Thoughts 