Destination: Japan

Castles, Ball Games, Bike Rallies and Volcanoes

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Views [2274]

Last weekend I got invited to to go along to a Baseball game between Japan's top two teams in Fukuoka. Why not? Never been to a ball game, and was not disappointed. Only knowing the most basic of the rules, I sat up there behind the guy who catches the ... Read more >

Tags: bikes, castles, games, volcanoes

Grill Sergeant

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [721]

Brandon broke out his new grill for a test run last night, grilling us up some tasty cheeseburgers, complete with Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauce!  Yummy!  We bought him the Fiesta gas grill during the base's Father's Day sale and Gimli helped him put it ... Read more >

Gallery: Grill Sergeant

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Flight Line Festival

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [681]

Military show-and-tell planes and equipment?  Check!  Games, festival food, performances, kiddie rides?  Check!  Fireworks in the evening?  Check!  The local Marine base's Flight Line Festival had it all, folks! Brandon and I headed down Rt 58 to ... Read more >

Okinawa Aquarium squared...

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [868]

We're still playing a bit of catch up from last weekend.  After such a wonderful evening with Aria Asia on Saturday, we braved the heat and humidity to head up to the Aquarium for our second time!  One of my friends from Geneva College has been stationed ... Read more >

Gallery: Aquarium II

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Aria Asia

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: japanese hotel room

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Photo Gallery

Rubber stamps!

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [845]

If you will be traveling to Japan with children (or are just a big kid yourself) I would suggest bringing a plain notebook or buy one when you get here. I found out near the end of trip that in nearly every castle or other places to visit, there is a ... Read more >

Gallery: sushi

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Photo Gallery

Faux pas to avoid when eating sushi

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [1169]

If you would like to have an entertaining meal in Japan, I would suggest stopping in at a sushi family restaurant. It is a friendly place where all the staff yells out hello and goodbye every time a patron either enters or leaves the establishment.... Read more >

Kome again?! 'You could swim across my cheekbones right now!'

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [897]

24th July. Tokyo is hot. Mind achingly, sweating in all places, I just want to be naked, h.o.t. Not that the Japanese seem to notice. Really, I don't know how they do it! We can be in a subway station praying the train arrives soon so we can crisp ... Read more >

Tags: heat, shibuya, shinjuko, teapots

Kome again?! 'Tokyo, you had me at konnichiwa'

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [973]

What is it about wondering through cities at night that makes you feel like you own the world? Perhaps it was because I was about to embark on the most adventurous adventure I had ever had that made me all the more euphoric as I walked the streets ... Read more >

Tags: belonging, nomadishness, overnight busses, un-belonging

Gallery: The End

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery

The End

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [816] | Comments [1]

Well, today is my last day. I have 30 minutes left in my hotel room before check out at 11 am, then a few hours till I have to leave for the airport. After a little indecision it turns out that it really was a year in Gunma after all, the thought ... Read more >