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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…

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…

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…

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…

The main event for my third night in Tokyo was a show at the Tokyo Robot Restaurant. Located about a quarter mile northeast of Shinjuku…

I had a reservation for a show in Shinjuku, which will be the subject of a post next week, but I had some spare time…

I arrived at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo intending to take a walk through the palace’s East Gardens but when I got to the eastern…

One of the joys of travel is stumbling upon things you weren’t looking for. After taking a Yamanote Line train to Tokyo Station I somehow…