All Japan Towers 2024 failures
19 Towers to complete! All Japan Towers failures 2024 I had a good start of this stamp rally earlier in March/April 2024. I could have gotten 4 more towers during…
Kansai Wide Area Pass
Kansai Wide Area Pass After choosing the Hokuriku Arch Pass as my transport pass (from Kanto to Kansai), I knew I was going to spend a lot of time in…
Goyuin – Onsen seals
Goyuin Seals One subject that I don’t really go into is Onsen or hot springs. Having tattoos is pretty much a ‘No Go’ at these places. Over the years, some…
Preparing for a Japan trip
Preparing for a Japan trip This is obviously subjective depending on what you motivation, goals, experiences you want, where you go and when you go. This is how I approach…
1st Trip to Japan 2001
1st Trip to Japan 2001 **(I lost many pictures of this trip due to a bad hard drive) I was able to get a month off for vacation. This would…
Himeji and Okayama 3/2024
So I planned to cover a lot of areas. I woke up and jumped on the Shinkansen to Himeji station. I wanted to get all eki stamps at both JR…
Japanese Tram/streetcar experience
Japanese Tram/Streetcar In 2016, I took the Kyoto Randen line without even thinking about it. I was just trying to get closer to Arashiyama area. 2018’s Japan trip really was…
Back in Osaka 3/2024
This was an unplanned day (as I was originally suppose to fly in from Sapporo), so I tried to do a few things. I was definitely on a eki stamp…
A day in Nagoya 3/2024
This portion of my trip was unplanned, so there some ideas on what to do. I initially thought about spending the day going around and getting eki stamps, but to…
Tokyo and Nagoya 3/2024
After waking up in Narita, I waited until the JR office opened up and got my JR Pass started. I immediately went to Tokyo. Since this part of the trip…