• Thursday April 9, 2026

    Thursday April 9, 2026

    Starting out: Amherst to Toronto. Left today, driving to Toronto, where I’ll spend the night at Laurence’s house,…

  • Friday April 10, 2026

    Friday April 10, 2026

    Toronto to Tokyo. What a long and sort of strange day. Laurence has himself not been feeling well,…

  • Saturday April 11, 2026

    Saturday April 11, 2026

    Arrival in Tokyo-Narita. We made it. We lost a day as we landed late in the afternoon thanks…

  • Sunday April 12, 2026

    Sunday April 12, 2026

    Tokyo, Day One. An excellent day – although it got off to an uncertain start, given my cold/thing,…

  • Monday April 13, 2026

    Monday April 13, 2026

    Tokyo, Day Two. Today was a good day. But by the end of the day, Laurence was both…

  • Tuesday April 14, 2026

    Tuesday April 14, 2026

    Tokyo, Day Three. Laurence slept long and well, but upon waking we decided it was perhaps best to…

  • Wednesday April 15, 2026

    Wednesday April 15, 2026

    Sayonara Tokyo and hello Mount Fuji and Fujikawaguchiko. I was up very early, still not sure how our…

  • Thursday April 16, 2025

    Thursday April 16, 2025

    From Fujikawaguchiko to Hakone. This was just a travel day, although a long one, and the most uncertain…

  • Friday April 17, 2026

    Friday April 17, 2026

    Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto.  Before we left this morning, I couldn’t help but take a couple of photos…

  • Saturday April 18, 2026

    Saturday April 18, 2026

    A day in Kyoto, and the Gion District. Laurence may have overdone it yesterday, because he started out…

  • Sunday April 19, 2026

    Sunday April 19, 2026

    A day in Nara. Rested up from yesterday, Laurence was feeling better, and we headed out to Kyoto…

  • Monday April 20, 2026

    Monday April 20, 2026

    Final day in Kyoto. Today was a nice day, but nothing exciting. Laurence and I separated today, as…