At Honolulu HNL. My better half has boarded the MSP flight. 25 minutes later I board the ANA Tokyo Haneda flight.
Category: Honshu
Airport World: Day 4
Airport World, day 4 of 5. At Tokyo International HND took subway 2 stops to third airport hotel this week.
Kyoto 2005
Kyoto, 2005. I’ve posted about temple plumbing here and here.
En Route to NRT
Friday, 8:00 a.m. Bullet train, Nagano to Tokyo. I’ll walk around Ueno Park, then continue to NRT (Tokyo-Narita).
Unimpressed Snow Monkeys
Thursday: Went for a hike and saw snow monkeys in the wild. They saw me, but seemed completely unperturbed.
Nagano
Wednesday evening: After taking a hydrofoil and 2 bullet trains, now in Nagano for 2 nights, surrounded by mountains.
Snow Line
Tuesday, Sado Island. 360 degree views, 20+ mile hike. Got to the snow line, but didn’t wear my jacket.
Next up: Sado Island
Monday: Traveling to Sado, final “Island off Islands” I’ll stay in a ryokan and… walk.
Meeting Bashō
The moon and sun are eternal travelers. Even the years wander on. A lifetime adrift in a boat, or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. From the earliest times there have always been some who perished along the road. Still… Continue reading Meeting Bashō
Exploring Matsuo Basho
Explored places Matsuo Basho visited 1689 traveling his “Narrow Road to the Deep North.” It’s fun figuring this out.