Day 16: Aug. 29 And so, we come at last to the end. As soon as we were up, we finished our packing and then had breakfast. While eating, we discussed our next trip here, which at this point is only theoretical, but which we certainly hope will come to pass. And we talked about
Tea Ceremony and Shaolin
Day 15: Aug. 28 Okay, we know. This is the 14th day of our trip, and also a Monday; so technically, we should be starting week three, right? Aha, gotcha! If you’ll look back to Day 1 and Day 2, you’ll see that for all practical purposes, they were the same day. And since we
Museum Ghibli
Day 14: Aug. 27 And now back, as promised, to Hayao Miyazaki. This was our day to tour the Ghibli Museum, dedicated to Miyazaki’s animation studio, Studio Ghibli. Since there is no parking available at the museum in the Tokyo suburb of Mitaka, it’s necessary to go by public transit, tour bus, bicycle, motorcycle or
Five Hundred Buddahs
Day 13: Aug. 26 This morning at breakfast we had nashi, or Japanese pears, which actually had the taste and texture of a pear masquerading as a jicama. We’d had something similar in the States, although never this good. Once again we all piled into the van and headed out for a field trip. When
Catching our breath in Japan
Day 12: Aug. 25 Our long day at Disney is now behind us, although that doesn’t stop Zephyr and Kimberly from making everyone crack up with their spot-on imitations of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck respectively. We all slept in a bit late today, except that Toshihide was, as usual up at 6:30 at least
