Monthly Archives: October 2023

We visited the museum and then the workshop. Katsumi Ikeda, Japanese master, who made the above image for us in just a few moments, because George showed him beautiful fountain pens

Morning departure from the cruise, taxi to Shinagawa station, Shinkansen to Echizen Village. Now it is four of us. Seven have departed. Went to a very nice knife store and had a negotiation with the manager. George managed to get … Continue reading →

The final leg of the cruise -overnight then all day return to Tokyo. No shrines no excursions just food food, food, and exercise. We will arrive in Tokyo around eight in the morning scurry off the ship and make our … Continue reading →

Shrine in a cave, vista points, park with easter island statues Clear sunny weather continues. First time in Kyushu, in the far far south For those few not familiar with Japanese counters, this may be of interest. https://chat.openai.com/share/82e91c8c-b6e3-4754-99e9-8c92def4d4be Subtropical area … Continue reading →

Bagged the tours for today, and decided to wander the city. This port is a military port, a joint port between both. Not especially charming. Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) in Sasebo, Japan is a military base for both the … Continue reading →

Tour to see Arita porcelain area of nearby prefecture to Nagasaki. Up at crack. The tour started with a little bit of rain, then some heavy rain, hail and lightning. First rain of the trip. Arita porcelain town, museum and … Continue reading →

All day city and temple tour. Continued warm sunny weather. Good that we brought lots of rain and cold weather gear. Not at all clear to me why there is camping here, especially long-term camping. Maybe it’s the river access. … Continue reading →

Bus and ferry ride out to Miyaja Island famous for oysters. We did not want to go on the peace museum for nuclear or any similar excursion. Itsukushima, also known as Miyajima, is a small island in Hiroshima Bay, western … Continue reading →

A big temple and garden excursion Koichi Temple is one of the 88 Temple pilgrimage bris pilgrimage is a very difficult one as the mountain show some of the challenge. Rice, one time per year, due to shift of diet … Continue reading →

Spent another night in Kobe. Most others in our group, headed out to Kyoto. We decided to explore more of Kobe on foot. Kobe mural art project Lunch in Kobe. Patisserie salon de thé. A significant French influence in this … Continue reading →