This was AMAZING!! If you are a fan of Miyazaki films and have seen many of the Ghibli films - this is a must go!! Unfortunately, they didn't allow any photography inside the actual museum - so IRead more
This was AMAZING!! If you are a fan of Miyazaki films and have seen many of the Ghibli films - this is a must go!! Unfortunately, they didn't allow any photography inside the actual museum - so IRead more
Since it was the last full day in Japan for us, we took the morning easy. Had breakfast at the hotel, walked around some local grocery stores (and bought A LOT of stuff), and watched some people makeRead more
More from the Hakone Open-Air Museum.y favorite pieces.
This first one is my absolute favorite, titled "Close"
Also- we really loved this fried-egg installation and Maisie LOVED it too, until seeRead more
Finished up the morning in Sou-on-zen. We had an awesome breakfast and Maisie and I got to go for one more dip in our private "onsen" before we left. It was nice to see the view in the daylight thisRead more
We stayed at a "ryokan" with an "onsen" or hot springs. Hakone is famous for their hot springs and traditional inns, and we got the whole big experience.
Our room has a private "onsen" that is setRead more
We left the hotel in Hiroshima pretty early and started heading out to Hakone. It was a long journey but totally worth it - 1.5 hr bullet to Osaka, 2 hr bullet to Odawara, little train to Hakone, aRead more
Oh boy, what a day!!
So started out with a cloudy day and just a tiny bit of rain - sprinkling here and there. After walking around the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, we had planned to get on a boatRead more
We went back on the shinkansen(bullet train) and traveled to Hiroshima. Unfortunately it was a rainy and cloudy morning but we made it work. We went to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - they have aRead more
"Inside Pathway of the Sea"
It was a beautiful day and we visited an awesome park on a peninsula in Fukuoka with my brother. It had an animal park, aquarium, flower garden, and bike routes all alongRead more