Postcard 39: Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea

After a memorable past few days in Okinawa, we were now ready to fly to Tokyo for the second half of our trip! The next few days would entail stops at Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea -- in the Chiba region -- followed by a weekend in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo. Little did I…

Postcard 36: Shuri Castle, Okinawa

A few weeks ago, as I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, a former NHK TV personality tweeted that Shuri Castle, one of Okinawa's main tourist attractions, was on fire. He was joking, I thought. Either that, or he was talking about some other castle in Okinawa -- not the Shuri Castle I just saw…

Postcard 35: A birthday party in Okinawa

In 2013, I took my very first trip to Japan, a country that had long been on my bucket list since before I can even remember. Though I barely scratched the surface, I was still fortunate to have gotten a well-rounded tour of the country, getting just enough of a taste of everything it has…