I caught a train from Hiroshima to takamatu on shikoku, and spent three nights at a guest house. I didn’t get up to much other than riding around the countrysideContinue readingAugust 18/24 – Day 20, Sunday – Inaka: Takamatsu, Imabari, Shimanami Kaido

This rail pass has sped up my pace, not a huge fan of it but I’ll work that out soon. Hiroshima, the city known worldwide for a single event atContinue readingAugust 13/24 – Day 15 – Hiroshima

There are little quirks in Japan. It’s considered a very clean country, and by world standards, from the examples I’ve seen of the 3 large cities I’ve been in, itContinue readingAugust 11/24 – Day 13, Sunday – Kyoto and Arashiyama

The past couple days I had a great time making friends in the hostel I’m staying in. A diverse group of Europeans, from a Sea Shepard and a from France,Continue readingAugust 10/24 – Day 12, Saturday – Nara to Kyoto

I caught a night bus from Tokyo last night, ~4 hours of sleep. Nara is cool, but it’s hot today, but the deer are chill, at least when they’re inContinue readingAugust 7/24 – Day 9, Wednesday- Nara

I’ve been enjoying connecting with other travellers in the hostel I’m in, helping them with travel and life advice. Many young men who have appreciated conversation, and myself the sameContinue readingAugust 5/24 – Day 7, Monday – Shibuya

The grass in Tokyo’s parks is coarser than Victoria, but not as coarse as Queensland. The buildings are square and immense, lots of vertical space. The people are just aContinue readingAugust 4/24 – Day 6 – Hostel Den, Shinjuku, Imperial palace

Awoke with many questions in my head about what to do for the day. Regardless of the uncertainty, I joined the Dao Zoom meeting at 5:00am, and that felt reallyContinue readingJuly 30/24 – Day 1 – Narita

After all the hours and days building up to the departure, I got about 1.5 hours sleep before I had to get up. The night before, I was stressed andContinue readingJuly 28/24 – Day 0 – Calgary airport YYC