Japan Trip 2019, Day 22: The weather held out

Our plan for our three full days in Mito was concocted last night on the basis of the weather forecast, which was for a grey, inclement Tuesday (today), and mostly sunny for Wednesday and Thursday. In other words, our two big outdoor sights would not be today, making today Kōdōkan Hall, Mito Museum of Modern … Read more

Japan Trip 2019, Day 14: Lucky Us

Despite various less than stellar weather forecasts during our holiday to date, the actual weather has been mostly like Camelot – rain at night, dry and warm during the day. Today was no exception, being pretty spectacular for our arrival in the lovely town of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. We’re so glad we brought some … Read more

Japan Trip 2019, Day 5: Wakayama, here we come

I hope to make this a shorter post as it’s been mostly a day on the move. However, it does give me an opportunity to make a few more observations. If they bore you, just skip down to Wakayama Castle and Food for the holiday stuff! The first observation concerns climate change and the environment. … Read more