Nogi Shrine, Aki-Oka Artisan, and Yuzawaya Fabric Store

This is post #9 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip: Friday, November 10, 2017. Dave doesn't have to go in until later in the day, so we eat leftover bakery goods in our room and head out to another shrine: Nogi Shrine, chosen from one of those "Best Top Ten" web pages, the photographs having looked interesting.… Continue reading Nogi Shrine, Aki-Oka Artisan, and Yuzawaya Fabric Store

Kamakura • Part 1: Hokokuji, Jomyoji, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Temples

This is post #4 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip, for the first part of Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Just to remind myself: I am in a different country.  Good morning, Tokyo.  Today is Kamakura Day! We squared away our travel on Hyperdia, got ourselves ready and headed to City Bakery to get our breakfast to go.… Continue reading Kamakura • Part 1: Hokokuji, Jomyoji, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Temples