Monday (August 24th) rolled around and I dragged myself out of bed to check out more of Tokyo’s famous sights. I’d initially intended to visit the Studio Ghibli Museum, but turns out there’s… Read More
After I left Tomoko’s on Sunday, August 23rd, I decided to search for Harajuku. Harajuku is most famous for its eclectic fashionistas wandering the area: people like Lolita Goths, cosplayers, and my favorite–greasers.… Read More
On Saturday the 22nd, I spent a leisurely morning getting ready to meet Tomoko in Yokohama. I felt much refreshed after a solid nine hours of sleep (more so than the other three… Read More
As I told my parents over skype the other day, Aperture and I have created what I refer to as a “detente”. It chooses to still not allow me to view my pictures… Read More
Okay, honestly, the trip wasn’t that bad. But welcome to the first of my travel-logs about my four day trip to Hiroshima! Wahoo! Like many of my trips, I did this one solo,… Read More
The quote at the top, in case you were wondering, is a reference to the Dao De Jing. The “ten thousand things” is an oft-used phrase in old Chinese philosophy to mean everything… Read More
After a long hiatus while my former computer made the slow descent into death, I have bought myself something wonderful and shiny (read: 24″ iMac) and can now edit photos. Which means you… Read More
I set off on December 27th only slightly disconcerted, being as I wasn’t actually sure how to get to Aso. (It’s actually quite easy: take the train from Kumamoto Station on the Hohi… Read More
Warning: even more image heavy than usual. So after my Starbucks recharge (Chai Tea deliciousness… god, I wish more people liked Chai Tea in Japan… I wish they sold it in stores), I… Read More
On Christmas day, I left behind my Hanto friends to get into Kumamoto-shi. I will admit, it was very odd to not only not celebrate Christmas (which I’d done before in China–watched an… Read More
