Sayonara

As we end our amazing 4-month trip to Japan, we thought it good to review the highlights through Japan's most beloved, ubiquitous character, Hello Kitty (and some others thrown in as well).

We began our trip with a stay in Tokyo, then moved to our "Green House" in Yokohama:


We took side trips to Nikko and Kamakura (we love this one where Kitty is sitting on the Buddha's lap):

as well as Mt. Koya and Hakane. (Below, Ms. Kitty is dressed as a sulphorous egg from the hot volcanic springs of Hakone.)


Outside of Japan, we also travelled to Hong Kong, Macau, and South Korea. On our way back from South Korea, we stopped in Fukuoka. (Here H. Kitty is embracing marinated cod roe (mentaiko), a specialty of the area.)

On Friday, we will be leaving Yokohama to to the airport, with a few stops along the way - Jigokudani National Park (see the livecam by clicking here), Matsumoto, and finally, our last stop of Nagoya:


We hope to make one last post to show these pictures.

Off we go!