Time to head for the island of Miyajima. Our first two legs will be aboard the famous Shinkansen trains. Also known as “bullet trains”. Many countries have developed high-speed rail to connect major cities, including Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan. …
So… We arrived Tokyo late last night. Got a pretty good night’s sleep and today is our wisely planned “day off” to re-adjust our circadian rhythms after the flight over from PDX. Long hours breathing the incredibly dry cabin air in an airplane can seriously dehydrate you and sap your strength. Shall we just lay …
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Tokyo | March 31st – April 2nd Miyajima | April 2nd – 4th Himeji | April 4th – 5th Kyoto | April 5th – 9th Tokyo | April 9th – 10th Fuji Five Lakes | April 10th – 13th Tokyo | April 13th – 14th Intro… The whole idea behind this trip involved photographing …