In less than 48 hours my husband and I are heading on a 12-day adventure to the Land of the Rising Sun. Our trip will take us on a tour of the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and of course, Tokyo Disney Resort!
Now on to the details of the trip! (Well, before I get to the details of the trip let me say that I am well aware that I am posting this under WDW Trip Reports and that this thread has nothing to do with WDW Trip Reports. However, the method to the madness is that these forums have a lot more volume than trip reports that are posted in other forums. My hope is that this trip will be so wonderful that all of you will be inspired to go. So please, please don't move this one.)
Off the soapbox and now really on to the details:
Who
Jordan, husband, 30, works as a College/Young Adult Pastor
Me, Rachel, 27, high school teacher, and dresser as Rogue on Halloween
What
12-day trip to Japan and three of its major cities.
When
May 26 - June 6
Where
Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo - I have 7 pages of shrines, temples, museums, buildings, gardens, pathways, and restaurants to try. Only a few of those are "we are traveling to Japan and absolutely have to do these" things, the others are simply "if we have time and can find them" things.
Some of our must-dos include:
Tsukiji Fish Market
Akihabara Electronics District
Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
Hachiko Statue
Mount Fuji
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Arashiyama Monkey Park
Basically, we aren't planning on getting much sleep over those 12 days.
Why
Just a few days ago Jordan and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary.
Awww...
We are nearing the end of our 5-year plan, which means we need to go out and explore more places while we still can. So, last summer during our fabulous trip out to California (report is linked in my signature) that we were going to try and go to Japan during the summer of 2014. Well, as time went on we kept making more and more plans. Now there's definitely no turning back even though it all seems really surreal. The purpose of our trip is two-fold: 1) sight-see and eat lots of sushi and 2) meet local missionaries. Now, I know that religion can make many people uncomfortable to discuss, but that is a major reason of our trip. I mentioned that my husband works in ministry. One of his seminary assignments was to write a paper on a country with a low presence of Christianity, discussing the history of Christianity in the nation, why it hasn't caught hold, and what can be done. So, he chose Japan. Our plan is to meet up with local home groups throughout Tokyo while we are there. It will be a really neat experience, but don't worry, I'm going to use this report to focus on the tourist aspect of our trip.
Now on to the details of the trip! (Well, before I get to the details of the trip let me say that I am well aware that I am posting this under WDW Trip Reports and that this thread has nothing to do with WDW Trip Reports. However, the method to the madness is that these forums have a lot more volume than trip reports that are posted in other forums. My hope is that this trip will be so wonderful that all of you will be inspired to go. So please, please don't move this one.)
Off the soapbox and now really on to the details:
Who
Jordan, husband, 30, works as a College/Young Adult Pastor
Me, Rachel, 27, high school teacher, and dresser as Rogue on Halloween
What
12-day trip to Japan and three of its major cities.
When
May 26 - June 6
Where
Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo - I have 7 pages of shrines, temples, museums, buildings, gardens, pathways, and restaurants to try. Only a few of those are "we are traveling to Japan and absolutely have to do these" things, the others are simply "if we have time and can find them" things.
Some of our must-dos include:
Tsukiji Fish Market
Akihabara Electronics District
Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
Hachiko Statue
Mount Fuji
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Arashiyama Monkey Park
Basically, we aren't planning on getting much sleep over those 12 days.
Why
Just a few days ago Jordan and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary.
Awww...
We are nearing the end of our 5-year plan, which means we need to go out and explore more places while we still can. So, last summer during our fabulous trip out to California (report is linked in my signature) that we were going to try and go to Japan during the summer of 2014. Well, as time went on we kept making more and more plans. Now there's definitely no turning back even though it all seems really surreal. The purpose of our trip is two-fold: 1) sight-see and eat lots of sushi and 2) meet local missionaries. Now, I know that religion can make many people uncomfortable to discuss, but that is a major reason of our trip. I mentioned that my husband works in ministry. One of his seminary assignments was to write a paper on a country with a low presence of Christianity, discussing the history of Christianity in the nation, why it hasn't caught hold, and what can be done. So, he chose Japan. Our plan is to meet up with local home groups throughout Tokyo while we are there. It will be a really neat experience, but don't worry, I'm going to use this report to focus on the tourist aspect of our trip.
