Category: Travel

Hida Takayama

A Short Visit to Hida Takayama

On my way from Osaka to Tokyo, I wanted to spend 2 half-days visiting Takayama. I ended up losing half a day when I left my JR Rail Pass and my Kindle reader on the shinkansen train before getting off at Nagoya Station. After I got off the train, and as it was closing its doors, I realized what I had done.

Places visited after 500 days

Thoughts After 500 Days on Round The World Trip

A quick look back, thoughts about long term travel, and a rough plan for the next 2 years.

Arashiyama bamboo grove, Kyoto

Visiting the Old Capital City of Kyoto

A beautiful city with lots of historical sites, and some strange sex shops.

Shojoshin-in temple, Mount Koya

Temple Living on Mount Koya

The most memorable sightseeing place I visited during my 3 weeks in Japan.

Osaka, Japan

Returning to Japan Later in the Year, and Learning the Hostel Business

When I arrived in Tokyo a week later I had already made up my mind, I would go back to Japan from mid-November to mid-January, and volunteer at the Traveler’s House in exchange for a private room (not inside the hostel)