日本 (Japan)

Eryn studies Iaido at 西海岸 (West Coast)居合道 (Iaidō)道場 (Dōjō) in San Francisco. Her dojo decided to go on a trip to Tokyo this year, so they could all study with their sensei’s sensei. Her trip happened to coincide with my my trip to Kobe for TPAC this year, so we both went a few days early, before our other commitments.

大阪 (Ōsaka)

We flew into KIX and spent two nights in Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city and one that neither of us had managed to spend any time in previously.

東京 (Tōkyō)

Eryn needed to be in Tokyo from Wednesday. I tagged along to visit with friends and colleagues.

神戸 (Kōbe)

On Sunday I headed down to Kobe for TPAC. Eryn stayed on in Tokyo until her dojo’s trip wrapped up mid-week; she joined me in Kobe for the remainder of the trip.