After a relaxing one day sail (no classes or meetings!) we arrived in Yokohoma on Thursday and had two days to explore the area. Yokohama is a relatively quiet city located about an hour south of Tokyo along the coast. I spent two days mostly roaming around Tokyo and decided to travel with some friends both days. While I found my solo kyoto experience rewarding, I think I realized that it was ready for some more social travel. Both days I took the Japan Rail...

I arrived into Japan tired and completely unprepared with absolutely no plans. The night before we arrived into Kobe, I preached a sermon at church which totally consumed my attention leading up to the port. And so when we finally got clearance to get off the ship (1pm) I just picked a city, grabed my camera and toothbrush, and set off completely alone to visit for two days.The city that I ended up choosing was Kyoto (about 1 hr from Kobe by train). It was my ...