Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

After I finished my sightseeing on Lake Ashi this morning, it was time to take the ropeways and cable car back to Gora station. I...

Yesterday, I mentioned that I bought a pass that gets me on five modes of transportation in the Hakone area. I told you about four...

So, this is new. On my previous, and so far only other trip to Japan, in my Pre-Blog Era, I didn’t visit Hakone. But here...

Because of a late start to the morning and trouble finding a restaurant that was open and not full for lunch (one full and not...

This morning’s post from Tokyo might be somewhat abbreviated, primarily because I don’t have a lot to say. I went up the Tokyo Tower and...

One good garden deserves another. This morning, it was the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. This afternoon, I visited the Tokyo Imperial Palace Gardens. After the...

Another morning in the frenzied megalopolis of Tokyo. Another gorgeous, peaceful park, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, to be more specific. After the park, or garden,...

After a tasty sushi lunch near the Sumida Aquarium that I visited this morning after the Skytree, I took a walk over to the highly...

This morning in Tokyo took me to the top, that being the Tokyo Skytree. Back down near the base of the Skytree, I visited Sumida...

You might be wondering about the “Not” in the above title, “Not Tokyo Imperial Palace; Meiji Jingu Shrine.” Well, let me tell you. Let’s just...