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Osaka, Japan

Posted on September 18, 2013 by

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We had Matt’s dad and step mom in town and we wanted to take them outside of Tokyo so we decided on Osaka, Japan since we have never been there. We happened to go there in the middle of summer…

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Shirakawago and Takayama

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

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We took a tour with our local military outdoor recreation on post to Shirakawago and Takayama. The journey started at 4am as well headed on a packed bus to Shirakawago. Shirakawago Six hours later and little to no sleep we…

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Kyoto Highlights

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

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During Memorial Day weekend, us and four other friends went to Kyoto. For some of us this was a second time around, especially since the last time the House’s were there I broke my wrist in a bicycle accident, cutting…

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Hiroshima and Miyajima

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

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After our Kyoto excursion with our friends we decided to go to Hiroshima and Miyajima, which are very close to Kyoto, by train. We took the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Hiroshima for one night. While we were there we went…

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Ginza- Vampire Cafe

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

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For my 26th Birthday, Matt had planned an evening out with all of our friends. He kept the details a secret from everyone. We were all very trusting on where he was planning to take us for dinner. We all…

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Tokyo, Japan

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

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For our last weekend before Matt’s knee surgery we went to Tokyo to do the sightseeing thing. We’ve been there before, but for other purposes! First we visited Tokyo Skytree which is the highest tower in the world and just…

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Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Viewing

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

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Last weekend we went to a district in Tokyo called Chiyoda which had an amazing amount of cherry blossom trees! When we first got there, we rented a row boat where we were able to get amazing pictures of the…

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Kamakura

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

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On Friday we went on a “spiritual orientation tour” with the chapel to Kamakura. This city is known for the great Buddha that you see in famous pictures of Japan. We first started our tour at the great Buddha (aka the Daibutsu)…

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St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tokyo

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

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Our first trip in Japan was this weekend. We decided to take a bus with the post’s outdoor recreation facility, which drives us to Tokyo and drops us at the area for the parade. The name of the area was…

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