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Matsuyama and Kobe

Last Thursday we left Kyoto and headed southwest towards Matsuyama (Ehime). A little backstory–we had originally planned on spending our four weeks in Japan only in Tokyo. When we dreamed up this trip, we wanted to try really living in places around the world where we would rent an apartment, discover the best grocery stores,…

3 Days in Kyoto

We spent four nights at an adorable townhome outside of Kyoto earlier this week. We really enjoyed our stay there and exploring Kyoto a bit. The first afternoon we took the train into Kyoto and walked over to Shōrenin Temple. Right away we noticed how quiet, calm and clean the city is! When we arrived…

Autumn in Japan

We have been in Japan one week and are all loving it! From day one (despite the difficulty in renting the car), we all remarked on how there is something so familiar about Japan, though it is hard to put a finger on why. We don’t understand a word, can’t read any signs, don’t know…