7/23/19 Hello, again! The last time I did a blog was the first day of the South Trip. Wow, how six weeks have flown by. The days seemed long, the weeks seemed short, and looking back at six weeks, it happened so quick. Throwback to our first group photo on the South Trip in June …
Day 20: Back in Tokyo | Jinbocho, Herbariums, and the Warehouse Arcade
Hi everyone! My name is Mia Switzer and I am one of the two people who joined the gang for the Northern Experience. First, I’m going to be introducing our adventure to Jinbocho, Tokyo, and then I’m going to be talking about one of the activities that we had with herbariums. The night before, we …
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Day 19: How a simple commonality connects generations across the world
Today was a pretty relaxed day. Our day began in Matsumoto. Most people, myself included, got breakfast at the hotel in the morning. We were on our own for the first part of the day. Our only requirement was to be at the hotel in Tokyo by 3:00 because they had plans for us after …
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Day 18: A Journey in Time
On a beautiful morning, we took the train from Kiso-Fukushima to the cozy city of Matsumoto. After arriving, we got lunch together. We had a free day which allowed us to explore the city at our own peace. Matsumoto is a residential city that, in my perspective, seemed like a place that captured the life …
Day 17: The Hike Continues
As we started our second day of hiking the famous Nakasendo trail, we set off from Tsutamuraya on the next leg of our trek towards the mountain town of Kiso. The day started fairly well, the rain was not as heavy as the day before and the group was making good pace as we walked …
Day 16: So it begins…
After hearing the horror stories from the previous group that split off for our multi-day hike yesterday, we were preparing ourselves for what would surely be a grueling hike that would leave us completely exhausted by the end. Little did we know, the troubles would begin before we even started our hike. As we pulled …
Day 15 : Azumino – Wasabi Farm
Today we went to a wasabi farm located in Azumino, Japan. To provide a little background on the city, Azumino is placed near the Japanese Alps. Wishing the city, there are a variety of museums and galleries (Chihiro Art Museum: focal point of children book illustrations; Rokuzan Art Museum: focal point on early 20th century …
Day 14: City of Frogs
Hello! This is Morgan Drea, currently reporting to you from the beautiful city of Matsumoto. After our free day in Nagoya, it was time for us to head to our next destination: Matsumoto. Like almost every travel day, we had plenty of time to kill on the train, so we took this time to either …
Day 13 – A Ramen Castle in the Clouds
Monday, July 16th Hello again! My name is Matthew Quigley and I will be blogging for today. After arriving the day prior, we were given a free day to relax and explore the wonderful city of Nagoya. Each person in the group spent their day shopping and visiting Aquariums, Museums, or sampling some more Japanese …
Day 12 : Trains, trains, and more trains…
Hello, Today was the best day of the whole trip... A 12 hour travel day, which included five trains! If you didn’t already know, the Japanese train system is very advanced. It blows my mind everyday. To start off our epic train journey, we took the subway. A fact about the subway is that in …
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Japan Lived Experience 2019 