Japan

After having traveled or toured for 10 days straight, we decided to take the day off and enjoy the quiet on board - and a couple of massages. Also helping…

We both wanted to bear witness by visiting Hiroshima. Simply put, it was overwhelming. We’ve visited the memorials at Pearl Harbor, the Hanford Site in Washington that produced plutonium for…

We’re on the island of Shikoku today, in the town of Kochi. Today’s excursion found us inside a mountain, exploring the Ryugado Caves. Although I tend towards claustrophobia, I do…

We did a quick stop at the world's 2nd longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Kaikyo - it just lost its number 1 spot a couple of years ago. It's twice…

We didn’t try Kobe beef today (though we’ve had it in our past) and we didn’t have any Kobe sake which is said to be quite wonderful because of the…

A really soggy day - nonstop rain but our intrepid group of 20 said - no worries! Fairly moderate temperature and no wind - who cares if you squish when…

The Meiji period in Japan, named for Emperor Meiji, represented the sea change from the closed period of shogun rule (over 200 years) to the opening of the country to…