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Japan Links

Where I stayed in 2023: Mimaru Tokyo Ueno North

Where I stayed in 2005, 2011, and 2018: Ryokan Sawanoya

Where I stayed in 2002: Ryokan Katsutaro

Japan Trips

Tokyo 2023

selfie of the three of us on the plane

view of tokyo from skytree

Les, Chris, and I all went together in 2023.

Kawagoe Day Trip 2023

Kawagoe limited express sign

selfie of the three of us

We also took a day trip to Kawagoe, a historic town with many traditional Edo-era buildings.

Tokyo 2018

Chris and Earl selfie on the plane.

Chris and I visited Tokyo in 2018.

Mori Building Digital Art Museum 2018

We went to the teamLab Borderless exhibition.

Robot Week 2018

a sign for multiple events in japanese, with Japan Robot Week 2018 in English

This was an awesome addition to the trip.

Chichibu Day Trip 2018

small japanese buildings with a blue partly cloudy sky and mountains in the distance

There was more to see than we expected.

Japan 2011

mount fuji with bright sunlit clouds

I visited several cities and saw Mount Fuji.

Tokyo 2005

screenshot from a TV show with a woman interviewing Earl at a table. There is text over the image that includes I went to expo aichi.

I saw a lot, tried a new place to stay, and was interviewed on TV.

Tokyo Game Show 2005

a view of the convention booths from a height

My experience attending Tokyo Game Show 2005.

Kusatsu Day Trip 2005

the main hot spring in the centre of town with shops in the background

I went on a day trip to Kusatsu onsen.

Expo Aichi 2005

the expo grounds, centered on the Canada pavillion

I spent an afternoon at Expo Aichi.

Hakone 2005

selfie in front of shrubs and trees with a the large torii gate partially visible in the background

A bus trip to see Mount Fuji and other sights in Hakone

Tokyo 2002

a small building entrance with a tree. a small sign reads ryokan katsutaro

a middle aged white man wearing a cap and headphones

My first trip to Japan was Tokyo 2002 and my Friend D came along.

Tokyo Game Show 2002

tokyo game show 2002 illustration showing a crowd moving toward a giant game controller held up by two robots

I got to go to Tokyo Game Show 2002!

JAMMA Show 2002

a japanese woman plays some type of shooting game above the acronym JAMMA

I attended the 40th JAMMA Show 2002.