To Tokyo & Back

We’re back from our whirlwind trip to Tokyo!  It was a very full trip, and a lot of fun! We tried something new this time around and bought a special seasonal train pass called the “Seishun Jyuhachi Kippu.”  It gave us 5 full-day passes to travel...

The Sweltering Days of Summer

So just how have we been spending our summer vacation?  Allow us to take you on a little tour of our summer break! Umi no hi (Marine Day) On Umi no hi (a National holiday in mid-July), we took off on a day-trip with the principal of one of the local elementary...