Besides the obvious differences between the United States and Japan, religion is probably one of the ones that is most prevalent. To be quite honest there are many temples and shrines in this country, but as a whole Japan is not that religious. Not compared to the United States, where I think the majority of…
Tomodachi (友達) In Japan
Round two of my visitor blogs will commence now. To be honest what a whirl wind that past month has been for me. I’ll start by saying that hosting and touring around Japan is more exhausting then I had anticipated. Honestly, it’s the truth. This life can appear charmed and most of the time it…
I SEOUL U: 72 Hours in South Korea
“Is this so hard? Walk in and eat delicious food, and get hammered in the street? Being Korean is pretty awesome.” -Anthony Bourdain Of course one of the major benefits of life in Japan is travel, specifically the ease of travel. We hop on a plane and an hour and 45 minutes later we are…
#BP Does Japan: A Visit from Family Part 1
I have been thinking a lot lately about how I wanted to document the moments and exciting places that I get to go to with each one of my visitors, but I didn’t want to bore everyone with a million blog posts on the same things. However, I thought to myself that each trip will…
Tips on Visiting Us in Japan
Pretty soon John and I will have a few months worth of friends and family visiting us here in Japan. Starting the beginning of October and going into the New Year. We are so excited to have such wonderful family and friends that are willing to make the journey to literally the other side of…
The Japanese Tradition of Sumo相撲
Alright, who honestly hasn’t heard of Sumo? Let’s face it, it’s maybe one of the most well known sports to come out of Japan. It’s rich with Japanese culture, tradition, and screams the strict, structured lifestyle, that I’ve come to learn as very Japanese. Of course this was something that we needed to see for…
The Tokyo Episode: A Weekend Trip to Japan’s Most Bizarre and Fasicinating City
“I often compare the experience of going to Japan for the first time, going to Tokyo for the first time to what Eric Clapton and Pete Townsend — the reigning guitar gods of England at the time — must have gone through the week that Jimi Hendrix came to town.” ~Anthony Bourdain Tokyo is everything that…
The Yukata: Traditional Japanese Summer Kimono
When I got to Japan it didn’t take long to figure out that summer time meant yukata time. For those that are not sure what a yukata is, it’s a summer kimono typically made of cotton and is often worn to Maturi’s (summer festivals) or other special events. It’s common to see men and women…
Our Indonesian Adventure in Breathtaking, Blissful, Beautiful, Bali
*Warning picture overload! Can someone pinch me? Seriously, how did I get this lucky to be able to travel to such remote parts of the world? I’m not sure I have an answer to that question, but I will sure as heck take part in these opportunities to travel like we have been. Bali is…
Hot Town, Summer in the City
It’s hot. I used to think the south was hot and humid but nothing compares to the heat and humidity that is Japan in the summer time. I’m talking like three showers a day heat and humidity. The summer season is a interesting one here in Japan. First of all it’s almost the end of July and…
Climbing Mt. Fuji 山富士, One Big Yama!
I will note this will be a long post, but the pictures are totally worth it! “He who climbs Mt. Fuji is a wise man; he who climbs twice is a fool.” -Japanese Proverb No worries, there will be no fools here. Where do I even begin to talk about our epic journey to Mt. Fuji’s…
Home Sweet Home in Japan
This blog post will be short and sweet, but I wanted to share a little about our home here in Japan. Our apartment is the fourth place John and I have lived together since we moved in with each other FIVE years ago! Man, where did that time go? However, it seems that for the…
Operation Wanderlust 