Summer Sumo Tournament in Tokyo
There is an organization on base called Information, Tickets and Travel (ITT) that schedules trips. We have used them a few times […]
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Okinawa Tug-of-War in Yonabaru
The Yonabaru Tug-of-War festival (Yonabaru Otsunahiki) is one of the three great Tug-of-War festivals in Okinawa, with the biggest one being in […]
Sapporo Snow Festival
We have heard from a number of people here that one of the most fun things they did here in Japan was […]
Naha Tug of War Festival
Okinawa is home to the world’s largest Tug of War festival, which dates back some 600 years. We have been several times, […]
Back to Osaka, Fall 2025
In the fall we went back to Osaka and since we’d already been recently, I wanted to focus on a lot of […]
Thailand Travels
While we were in Thailand for a wedding, we also made time to travel around Bangkok and do some sightseeing. I had […]
Okinawa Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
We went up to Nago (about 2/3 the way north on the island) to see the Cherry Blossom Festival! It was a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]