Japan 2005: I’m Big in Japan

I always wanted to travel to Japan and managed to fulfill that wish in 2005. I’ve entitled my travelogue “I’m big in Japan” and posted as many stories and photos as I could. Enjoy your trip down my memory lane!

Prologue

Securing transportation, lodging, etc.

May 6 & 7

• The Arrival

May 8

• Meiji Shrine
• Imperial Palace East Gardens
• Asakusa & Ginza
• A night of kabuki

May 9

• Mt. Fuji
• Heiwa Koen
• Hakone
• Strolling about Shinjuku

May 10

• Ueno Park
• Nezu Jinja and Taitō stroll
• Ginza and Roppongi

May 11

• Akihabara

May 12

• Harajuku & Shibuya

May 13

• Tokyo Bay

May 14

• Off to Kyoto

May 15

• Nijō Castle
• Kitano Tenman-gū
• Kinkaku-ji
• Tōdai-ji
• Kasuga-taisha
• Kyoto Handcraft Center

May 16

• Kiyomizu-dera
• Kōdai-ji, Maruyama Park, & Chion’in
• Ending another day in Kyoto

May 17

• Himeji Castle
• A ghost story & Kōko-en
• Back to Kyoto; mmm… sushi

May 18

• Kyoto Imperial Palace… the last full day

May 19

• Ja! Mata ne!

Top 10 tips for visiting Japan (parting thoughts)