Author Archives: Joel

We returned to the hotel quite late tonight, so photos will have to wait. Quite possibly a couple of days, since we fly home tomorrow night. (So soon!) Subway stations in Tokyo (and, for that matter, other cities too) have … Continue reading →

Here’s a quick little lesson for those who want to learn Japanese (or who want to travel in Japan and want to sound like they know Japanese). English has a whole lot of loadwords which originally came from Japanese – … Continue reading →

Some Japanese place names are quite a bit of fun. Or, at least to me. There’s one train station near us named Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station. That particular mouthful of a name means “West Central Island, Southern Side”. One wonders how many … Continue reading →

After my last two trips to Japan, I constantly found myself discovering I’d passed within a block of – or sometimes even right out side – some place that’s a famous attraction, or looks really nice to try. Shortly after … Continue reading →

Yeah, I wound up having basically the same meal again. Whoops. I’ve done yesterday’s photos, but it’s almost gotten too late to do today’s. I really gotta get caught up on sleep… The iPhone weather app is almost annoyingly accurate … Continue reading →