Map of central Tokyo with East Gardens, Tokyo Tower, and other prominent sites. We ate breakfast in the hotel, using two of the coupons we have been given for dining. The meal is buffet style with primarily Japanese items, but there were scatterings of Chinese, Indian, and European-style items, as well. Our favorites were clearly the pork dumplings. So good!! We sampled a good number of the offerings. However, the coffee was not to our tastes, and so, still having 25 minutes

Our journey will begin in Tokyo (far right), then proceed to Kyoto (not shown), then Osaka (including a half day visit to Hiroshima); then we fly to Busan, South Korea, then take a high-speed train to Seoul. After over a year of anticipation, today is the day that our 2026 Asian adventure begins. The two of us are headed to Japan and South Korea. The journey will take 17 days, but today is the first day. Doug did not sleep well the night before the journey began. His brain w