Our final days in Tokyo, Japan


We arrived back at our Tokyo hotel, the Hotel Niwa, mid-afternoon on Thursday. Settled in then headed out to revisit the Kagurazaka area and find dinner. Friday morning we got out of town and headed toward Mt Fugi. There are plenty of things to do in Tokyo, but we like getting out of town, and…

Refresh room, Hotel Niwa


What a concept, a quiet oasis right in the hotel, massage chairs, reading space, and a roof top deck with water. 

Reflections on Kyoto


 We are on the Shinkansen train back to Tokyo, a day early. Motivated a bit by the slightly, only slightly, cooler temperatures in Tokyo. Yet for me, as much as Kyoto was a wondrous place, I like Tokyo. We arrived in Kyoto on Monday, hot and humid. Desiring a true Kyoto experience we went to…