Two things Texas has plenty of are roads and land. It’s the perfect place for a little U.S. getaway road trip. We rented our car from Dollar at the airport. Choosing the “mystery car” saved us $500.00 on the rental. We got a small Nissan and then they upgraded us for free to Nissan Sentra. […]

Hakone is a small mountain town relatively close to Mt. Fuji. I imagine most tourists come here for the Fuji Hakone National Park and viewing pleasures of Mt. Fuji herself. This was the LAST STOP in our 21 day road trip through Japan. There is also tons to do and see near Hakone, so we […]

The drive from Hiroshima to Nara could have been even more eventful than it was. After two days in Hiroshima, we headed southeast towards Ehime, Kawaga and Tokushima, but we just didn’t have enough time. We only made two stops, but they were JAM PACKED with goodness: Kousanji Temples, cave, The Hill of Hope marble […]

Hiroshima is worth the hype. Honestly, is there anywhere in Japan that’s not worth the hype? We think not. Not going to lie, visiting Hiroshima as an American was a bit eerie…for, hopefully, obvious reasons. We didn’t get a chance to go inside the Museum because it was closed, but did visit the Atomic Dome, […]

See ALL. THE. TEMPLES. Tenryuji Garden, Bamboo Forest World Cultural Heritage Site Kichi Kichi Omurice – Rice omelet Before we dive into three full days of frolicking around Kyoto, let’s lay out some general info: Food: If you come to Kyoto and don’t make a reservation at Kichi Kichi Omurice, did you even come to […]

One comes to Tsumago to visit the ancient villages. That’s certainly why we were there. As mentioned in my Takayama post, you can totally visit Tsumago from Takayama, but we decided to just make Tsumago one of our stays. Stay at Hotel Hanasara – due to the ‘rona, we didn’t use their hot spring, but […]