A Few Days to Go

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JANUARY 16th & 17th”Dancing, dancing, I’ll be a dancer. I’ll be a dancer; dancing on the stage.” A yellow walrus with swinging hangs sang this to us in a childs voice with a British accent at an Italian restaurant here in Japan. Um…...

Reporting live from JPN

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Ohayoooooooooooooooooo! It’s just after 7AM Monday morning here in Japan which means I’ve got to get up and ready to head to my old home wih Jacek- Asaka! I’ll be here until Saturday which is great because it’s only Monday but sad because...

BIG Update Part 3: Jan 15

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JANUARY 15thOnsen #4 and 5! How much did that hotel rock. The outside onsen was quite a sight because of the snow falling and all the ice on the trees on the surrounding mountains. No pix sadly but like Miyazaki said – such things can not be captured in a...

BIG Update Part 2: Jan 14

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JANUARY 14thSince I got to bed close to two thanks to some downloading issues for a particular video waking up this AM wasn’t the easiest of the trip. Then again, when is waking up at 7ish, during a vacation easy? I don’t see any hands in the air,...

BIG Update Part 1: Jan 13

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JANUARY 13thHaving been open for approximately 5 years I finally made it to the Studio Ghibli Museum – based on Haiyao Miyazaki’s animation. Once we made it in all three of us were blown away by one exhibit in which strobes lights were used to create...