Tokyo is a wondrous city, full color and light and vibrant energy and lots of people. It is a also a city that honors it’s past and traditions as we experienced at the Nakajima-no-ochaya teahouse in the family garden the the Tokugawa Shogun. Tokyo Teahouse and Tokyo.
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Origami Subway Encounter
On our first full day in Tokyo we were learning our way around the city, visiting different neighborhoods. Riding the subway we met a lovely gentleman who was a retired math teacher and really great at origami. He happily put on a little bit of a show for us by creating an origami goldfish. Origami…
Traveling to Tokyo
We arrived in Tokyo yesterday evening after an amazing flight aboard the new 787 Dreamliner. What a beautiful airplane, it was noticeably smoother and quieter than any jet we’ve previously flown in. One of the coolest things were the new polarizing window shades. Instead of those pull down window shades we are all so familiar…