Have you ever begun to miss a place you’re visiting before you’ve even left it? Japan, with all its charm and beauty and serenity, had me feeling just that.
”Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.” - Lewis Carroll
From the fashionable streets of Tokyo to the quiet corners of Kyoto, each city has its own voice that speaks to you through its sights and sounds and storied history. With stops in both, as well as Osaka and the coastal region of Iwate, it felt as if we got a glimpse, albeit a quick one, into why Japan is so special.
While we also searched for (and found!) the best gyoza, humored ourselves by singing karaoke and playing arcade games late into the night, and enjoyed our last drink of the trip at Aman Tokyo, the following snapshots were the peaceful moments that have stayed with me the longest. Where tradition and nature were one, and the respect of both was palpable.
