Our trip has dwindled down to our final days. With a Shinkansen ride from Kyoto, we find ourselves back[…]

We planned to spend a week in Kyoto, which has worked out wonderfully. It has allowed us to feel[…]

From Kyoto, there are many day trip options. Osaka, Hiroshima, but where we ultimately landed was Himeji. A town[…]

We board the first shinkansen of the trip after a two hour bus ride in Nagoya – Asa’s mother’s[…]