Mount Fuji? What Mount Fuji?
Good Thursday morning from cloudy, rainy Yokohama. Yesterday’s excursion to see Mount Fuji ended up being rained out, but not before we got most of the way there.
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A good day in Matsushima!
Well, today went extremely well, Darrell and I had a good day walking around Matsushima.
Adventures in Miyagi Prefecture…
Well, today, Monday, was a not good day that at least ended okay. The key thing I learned, pay attention to which baggage compartment you put your suitcase in, and make sure you’re not sleep-deprived when you do.
Adventures in Aomori Prefecture!
Well, Darrell and I are back from a long journey through part of Aomori Prefecture (northern Japan).
Hachinohe he kimasu…
Means “we’re in Hachinohe”. We rode one of the shinkansen (bullet trains) from Ueno up to Hachinohe, which took about 3 1/2 hours. We had to take a non-JR train from Narita to Ueno because of a tragic accident on the JR line. Apparently someone jumped in front of a… Continue reading
We made it!
My brother and I are now in Japan! (well, we’ve been here for some time, but I didn’t have Internet access because I forgot my cable 🙁 )
Some more Worldcon pictures
I didn’t really get a lot of pictures during Worldcon, there wasn’t much to photograph other than the Dealer’s room exhibits and occasionally some of the panel discussions. I wanted to show the Art Show but like most of them at other conventions, photos weren’t permitted. One of the biggest… Continue reading
Worldcon pictures, day 1
On the first day of the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, the first Worldcon held in Asia, I went to register with my friends John and Sonia. Sonia had been living as a student in Osaka for a year, and was getting ready to head back to the US,… Continue reading