January 26, 2026January 26, 2026Japan, Okinawa, Yomitan

Walk on a beach in Okinawa

It was a beautiful day, so we decided to take a walk on Erika’s favorite beach with some of our friends. You’ll […]

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026Japan, Kyoto

Trip to Kyoto 2025 (Part 4)

Ok, we’ve finally made it to the last block of photos from Kyoto. We are still in the Fushimi-inari shrine, the mountain […]

December 15, 2025December 20, 2025Japan, Kyoto

Trip to Kyoto 2025 (Part 3)

As I hope I effectively warned, there are many photos from this trip. I’ll continue on to post the remaining bulk of […]

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025Japan, Kyoto

Trip to Kyoto 2025 (Part 2)

Continuing on with this set, we spent a lot of time wandering through the various temples and grounds that Kyoto has to […]

December 7, 2025December 8, 2025Japan, Kyoto

Trip to Kyoto 2025 (Part 1)

Our friend Rob came to visit Okinawa and we went up to Kyoto and Osaka to see the fall colors. Kyoto in […]

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. […]