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Japan-Korea 2019: The journey is over!

It’s taken over 2.5 years, but I’ve finally finished chronicling my 2019 journey across Japan and Korea. Originally I had thought it would only take…

After nearly 3 months of wandering around Japan and Korea, it was finally time to return to America. My 2019 trip had been an epic…

It was time for my final meal in Japan and I was going to go out in style. A minute north of Shibuya Station there’s…

I woke up on my final day in Tokyo and had some trouble getting out of bed. The journey across Japan and Korea would be…

I got back to Tokyo after dark and headed over to Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills to visit its observation deck. During my first trek…

It was getting into the late afternoon as I got close to the Sea Candle tower in the middle of Enoshima. I had already gone…

After exiting the Iwaya Caves I came across Enoshima’s love bell. Couples that visit here will ring the love bell together and then put their…

Near the flat rocks on the southern shore of Enoshima is the entrance to the Iwaya Caves. There are two separate caves down here that…

Down on the southern shore of Enoshima is a long stretch of flat rocks at the water’s edge. On calm days visitors can walk around…

At the end of the shopping street on Enoshima I arrived at a large torii gate that marked the entrance to Enoshima Shrine. There are…