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Our Adventure in Japan

When I began earning a salary through teaching last October (2011), my husband, Chris, and I decided to save up the money for a dream vacation the upcoming summer. I have always wanted to go to Japan and Chris is always on board for an adventure, so we decided that in June we would leave America and travel to this foreign place. In March, we were reviewing plane tickets and found a really good deal from Delta. We decided to leave Louisiana on May 31st, 2012 and we would not be returning until June 30th.

I wanted to make a blog for our friends and family, but also for anyone who is interested in doing the same thing. We will be posting our adventures in Japan on this blog as we travel.

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Tokyo

Tokyo

by | Jun 22, 2012 | ,

Return to Tokyo 6-22-2012 9:09:18 AM After leaving our luxurious ryokan, we headed back to Tokyo to enjoy our last apartment (Airbnb) and our last week in Japan. We stayed in Shibuya and kept ourselves busy with long walks, eating onigiri (rice balls), and many other...

Hakone

Hakone

by | Jun 20, 2012 | ,

Hakone 6-20-2012 8:54:59 AM Wednesday, June 20th Finally. We made it to Hakone. But it turns out that the storm caused landslides, which restricted bus and train travel. Our hotel was on the side of a mountain, but we could not reach it. We found a nearby hotel, Hotel...

Nara

Nara

by | Jun 19, 2012 | ,

Nara 6-19-2012 4:43:42 PM Tuesday, June 19th After leaving Koya-san and our friendly monks, we headed out to Nara, which houses a giant Buddha. The temple was surrounded by more friendly deer, although these were a bit more aggressive and tended to eat maps right out...

Koya-san

Koya-san

by | Jun 18, 2012 | ,

Koya-san 6-18-2012 11:43:42 PM Monday, June 18th After the visiting Taiyo Castle, we headed to Koya-san, which is hidden on a mountain side and is very hard to get to. One of the reasons it is so out of the way is because it is filled with Buddhist Monks...

Taiyo Castle in Himeji

Taiyo Castle in Himeji

by | Jun 18, 2012 | ,

Taiyo Castle in Himeji 6-18-2012 9:09:18 AM Monday, June 18th We went to an amazing place today. Update: Taiyo Castle had reproductions of numerous famous sites from around the world. In the pictures, you can see the Arc de Triomphe, Tienanmen square, Terra Cotta...

Miyajima Island

Miyajima Island

by | Jun 17, 2012 | , ,

Miyajima Island 6-17-2012 8:54:59 PM Sunday, June 17th Today we went to Miyajima Island, where there is a Torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine that is placed in a spot where it is sometimes in the middle of the ocean and sometimes in the middle of a beach. A...

Bitchu-Takahashi Castle and Gion Corner

Bitchu-Takahashi Castle and Gion Corner

by | Jun 16, 2012 | ,

Bitchu-Takahashi Castle and Gion Corner 6-16-2012 11:19:30 AM Saturday, June 16th Chris and I woke up and took our little walk to the subway station from Chisun Hotel in Hiroshima. We were headed to Bitchu-Takahashi Castle. It was a rainy looking day. By the time we...

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

by | Jun 15, 2012 | ,

Hiroshima 6-15-2012 3:22:23 PM Friday, June 15th Today, Chris and I went to the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Museum. This museum remembers the victims of the atomic bomb. They had displays that told the actions leading to the event, lists of the 140,000 victims next to...

Himeji

Himeji

by | Jun 14, 2012 | ,

Himeji 6-14-2012 4:43:42 PM Thursday, June 14th We woke up at our nice hotel and went to the Himeji Castle. We figured that this castle would not take long, given how many castles we have seen. Himeji was under construction and would not be done for two more years....

Kyoto Day 4

Kyoto Day 4

by | Jun 13, 2012 | ,

Wednesday, June 13th  We traveled to go see the golden pavilion today. It was originally the retirement villa of the shogun and according to his will it became a Zen temple after his death in 1408. It is really covered in gold leaf. Like a lot of temples and buildings...