Another fine breakfast in Japan: yogurt, hot miso, and gigantic toast. They even gave me cereal to make me feel like I was back in Portland.
Tag: Architecture
All Things Extraordinary
There’s nothing like a cup of hot miso to get you going in the morning—so light and scrumptious! Also, I have no idea if this is standard in Japan, but the bread slices were mega thick and freakin’ huge.
Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkeys!
*** Mt. Misen, Part I ***
Awoken by our iPhone alarms at 2:30am, we clambered as from an unhallowed grave to dress ourselves, and elope into the night.
Awoken by our iPhone alarms at 2:30am, we clambered as from an unhallowed grave to dress ourselves, and elope into the night.
Replica of the Original / Unexpected Forms / Warm in Every Way
After a formal introduction to The Princess’ mother, Naoko-San, we drag our luggage to the back room where we will be staying. Here we find an altar honoring the ancestors of the Yamada Family tucked within a recess in the wall.
Hail to the King, Baby!
Back to the magical streets of Kyoto, we pass along the beautiful Kamogawa River, and are greeted along the way by statues dedicated to authors, actors, and artists of antiquity.