Author Archives: Joel

It’s almost crazy just how much bicycle parking you find here. People ride bikes all over the place, and when you ride to work (or to the train station), you need somewhere secure to store it, and people are happy … Continue reading →

Chigasaki, where we’re staying now, is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. For a long time, only pasture and farmland has existed here – the old Edo-period Tokaido Road, joining Kyoto with Tokyo, passed through here, but the area lacked a … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post now has photos. On the subject of how all Japanese names have meanings, thanks to the meaning inherent in the kanji used to write them, a common name traditionally given to one’s first son is Ichiro. It means… … Continue reading →

Come one, come all, for our third visit to Japan! Or possibly in James’ case, second-and-a-halfth – he had a stopover here one time. For a change, we flew overnight instead of overday – our flight took off from Sydney … Continue reading →

So, it’s finally time once again. James and I are off to Japan tomorrow evening. Itinerary is all laid out, and hopefully I’ve done a better job of judging how long things will take. We’ll be flying out on an … Continue reading →