June 5, 2025June 5, 2025Japan, Okinawa, Yomitan Dragon Boat Race in Yomitan, Okinawa Last weekend we went to see the Dragon Boat Race in Yomitan, a small village on the west coast of Okinawa. Dragon […]
May 17, 2025June 5, 2025Japan, Kyoto Trip to Arashiyama to see the Monkeys In the fall we made our way up to Kyoto to visit the Arashiyama area, a region in the far northwest of […]
April 6, 2025April 6, 2025Japan, Okinawa Around American Village (Okinawa) We spent an evening walking around American Village, a little tourist area just outside of Kadena, and I brought my camera so […]
April 5, 2025April 6, 2025Dotonbori, Japan, Osaka A trip down Osaka’s Dotonbori Osaka is truly the city that doesn’t sleep. And nowhere is that more apparent than in its most famous district, Dotonbori. Everywhere […]
January 15, 2025January 16, 2025Japan, Shuzenji Trip to Shuzenji We were thinking of going to Kyoto for the fall colors, but a friend recommended we check out the Izu peninsula instead. […]
October 28, 2024January 16, 2025Japan, Okinawa 10,000 Eisa Dancer Festival 2024 At the end of Summer, the Okinawans mark the occasion with the 10,000 Eisa Dancer Parade. Even though it was rainy, many […]
July 7, 2016July 7, 2016Himeji, Japan Himeji Castle This past January (2016) on our tour of Japan prior to the tour of the Southeast Pacific (well Oceana really…), we spent […]
February 29, 2016April 15, 2017Japan, Okinawa Our Okinawan Home After the movers came and left, but before we dropped of our keys, ending our lease, we decided it was time for […]
January 20, 2016Japan, Tokyo Tokyo Adventures 2016 Well, we are back to Tokyo for the last trip before moving Stateside. Here’s a rundown of the trip! We started the […]
July 13, 2015January 20, 2016Japan, Okinawa, Okuma Team Ellsworth visits Okuma for a third time Well, since I am shortly to be off to the land of pain and suffering (Weapons School…), Erika and I decided for […]