October 25, 2026October 25, 2026Japan, Tokyo

Summer Sumo Tournament in Tokyo

There is an organization on base called Information, Tickets and Travel (ITT) that schedules trips. We have used them a few times […]

October 25, 2026October 25, 2026Japan, Okinawa

Okinawa Tug-of-War in Yonabaru

The Yonabaru Tug-of-War festival (Yonabaru Otsunahiki) is one of the three great Tug-of-War festivals in Okinawa, with the biggest one being in […]

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026Hokkaido, Japan

Sapporo Snow Festival

We have heard from a number of people here that one of the most fun things they did here in Japan was […]

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026Japan, Nagano

Winter Visit to Shiga Kogen

Our friends invited us to their annual ski trip where up at this place called Villa Alpen near the Japanese ski region […]

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026Japan, Naha, Okinawa

Naha Tug of War Festival

Okinawa is home to the world’s largest Tug of War festival, which dates back some 600 years. We have been several times, […]

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Japan, Osaka

Back to Osaka, Fall 2025

In the fall we went back to Osaka and since we’d already been recently, I wanted to focus on a lot of […]

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand Travels

While we were in Thailand for a wedding, we also made time to travel around Bangkok and do some sightseeing. I had […]

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026Thailand

Thailand Wedding

Last year we were able to go to one of my classmate’s wedding. He’s in the Royal Thai Navy so off we […]

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026Japan, Okinawa

Seawall Walk

I got out for an afternoon and went for a walk along the seawall. I took pictures in B&W but thought it […]

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026Japan, Okinawa

Okinawa Cherry Blossom Festival 2026

We went up to Nago (about 2/3 the way north on the island) to see the Cherry Blossom Festival! It was a […]