First of all, a quick shout out and congratulations to our friends back at home, Brian and Christa, who are getting married today!! Yay!! Congratulations! So today was once again filled with nerdiness, it seems all the anime shops bring out our inner otaku once again, yet every anime store we go into we can expect to find mostly products for the same three anime: Tiger & Bunny, Uta no Prince-sama, and One Piece. EVERYWHERE! NOTHING ELSE! Seriously. Anyway, o...

Today was a really dorky day, but it was a lot of fun! We started out at Denny's, a restaurant that is very upscale here and has a very Japanese-y menu. We were lucky that they had some American breakfast foods, because we didn't feel like fish again. We needed a taste of home. Luckily some french toast and eggs and toast did the trick! Our plan was to start out at the Miraikan Musuem of Science, which is located on an island in the Tokyo bay. My interest was in ...

Good morning! I am going to keep this short because I am freezing cold, finally, up here in the mountains of Hakone. The cold made the onsen, or hotspring, feel even better! Jeph became a red lobster while in his hotspring, I did a little bit too. We only got to enjoy it once since we slept right through the times for the private onsen! Instead, after we got here and settled into our rooms, and a quick trip to Lawsons for food that we couldn't heat up and enjoy a...

Sorry there haven't been any new pictures. The places we stay at have wi-fi but no PC computers to hook my camera up to. Trust me, there are a lot waiting to be uploaded! So for now, you'll have to put up with my words. Staying with the Yamazaki family was again a fun and wonderful experience. The okonomiyaki we made, and even takoyaki (they have a cute little takoyaki griddle-thing) were all delicious! The futons were super-soft, and it was tough to say goodbye...

Hooray! We are safe and sound here in Tajimi with the wonderful Hiroko Yamazaki and her family. Tonight we will be making homemade okonomiyaki for dinner! Funny story of the day: We took the JR line to Tajimi and today is Sport's Day, a holiday, here in Japan. Also at the station they were celebrating an arts festival. And who should I see right outside the JR exit in a booth of his own? Iku-san! Iku-san is the talented ceramics artist that I have met when going...