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  • Wading Through the Henan

    After over two weeks of busy sightseeing, we slowed our pace today to enjoy the relaxed Okinawan energy. This is intentional as we will ramp…

  • Leftward Bound

    After the brief refresher on left hand driving last night, today was largely spent on the road in our rental car (which of course is…

  • Birthplace of Karate

    Today we spent the full day exploring Naha, the capital city of Okinawa. The remnants of Typhoon Champi were apparent thanks to the 90% humidity,…

  • Into the Storm

    The big news in Japan this year has been the number and severity of typhoons that have hit the island nation. As a result of…

  • Prayer for Peace

    This morning we rode our final Shinkansen (bullet train) from Kyoto to Hiroshima. We are constantly amazed with how smooth the ride is as we…

  • Monkey Business

    For our time in Kyoto we decided to divide the city in half between East and West. Since day one focused on the Eastside we…