I have to apologize for my blogs coming up at such random times, but wireless internet is apparently not popular in Japan. Each blog is written where and when I can borrow someone’s internet connection and computer. 

On Saturday we took a trip back to Asakusa, which had a lot of …

Today was an awesome day in Tokyo. We went to the Tsukiji fish market where we saw – and smelled – some of the freshest seafood we’re ever going to see.
I took a picture of the biggest fish head I’ve ever seen in my life. It was proudly displayed …

TOKYO — The day in Hiroshima was the one day I was really excited for since before the trip even began. When I found out we would be speaking with a survivor of the Atomic bomb I was even more excited.

We took the bullet train to the Peace Memorial Museum …

Even though everyone says Tokyo is the busiest city in
Japan, but to be honest I felt so much more overwhelmed in Osaka. Even though
we’ve been here since Friday, I’m still surprised by the insane number of
people here. It’s like rush hour but all the time, everywhere.
Today we took a little …

The word sumimasen is Japanese for
excuse me, and it’s a word we’ve been using an awful lot. As a group of 12 or
more people — depending on how many tour guides we have for the day — getting
around a crowded country like Japan can be difficult. 
 
Today we took a walking …

Sorry for the delay in blog posting. I could spend an entire day explaining the things that went wrong, but for now I’ll just catch you up.
We left San Francisco Friday and landed in Tokyo Saturday. We effectively flew into the future. The flight was a full 11 hours, …

San Francisco is where
our trip begins. My boyfriend and I started the drive from Sacramento to San Francisco this morning. The trip went by quickly and
traffic was not nearly as bad as it could have been. The drive was uneventful except for one accident avoidance test as we came in …

I’m an organized person. I like to know I’m prepared for anything and everything. I have a million pens in my purse along with hand sanitizer, all different kinds of lip balms, napkins and everything else you could imagine. 

To prepare for this trip I made a color-coded list with all …

13 is my lucky number. I am 13 days away from my trip to Japan and I couldn’t be more excited. 

I recently found out that we’ll actually be flying out from San Francisco International on Friday the 18th, but we’re all meeting in San Francisco the day before to stay …

To be honest, I haven’t had much time to think about Japan. I almost feel like I’m doing the trip an injustice since I haven’t been able to sit down and really think about it in almost two weeks. Finals are done and my time as the Managing Editor of …