General Information About Hida Takayama What did Japan look like during the Edo Period? Well, luckily you don’t have to go to a boring history museum to find out– you have Hida Takayama, a place where historians will assure you…
Day 1-2: A total of 15 of us left Honolulu for Tokyo, a cosmopolitan city of about 13.6 million people in Japan. Although we arrived late at night, some people still had energy to explore the area closed to the…
Kikunoi is located in Tokyo’s Akasaka district, this establishment combines the essence of both kappo and ryotei style restaurants. It serves proper Kyoto cuisine without pretension or affectation. The food, the tableware, the furnishings, the teahouse-style façade . . .…
Day 1 Honolulu – Narita Our departure was smooth both at the China Airlines check-in and the security check point despite it being the busy summer vacation season. It took some extra effort for a few of us to get our preferred…
Day 1 Honolulu – Narita Our departure was on Memorial Day so that lines were short both at ANA check-in counter and the security check point. Our flight took off on time too. Here we come, Japan! Day 2 Narita – Shinjuku…
Aloha! Tour Escort William here to report on our tour to the Tohoku region of Japan to enjoy the blooming Sakura Cherry Blossoms. Our tour began with our arrival in Sendai and transferring to our first destination Matsushima, one of…
Day 1&2: A total of 21 people met at Honolulu Airport around 10:30 am. The airport was unbelievably busy with so many tourists going to places during Spring Break. After extra long lines at the JAL check-in counter and the…
