We got up at 5AM and took a cab across town to the Morioka Morning Market. This is a market…

Took a trip west to the city of Akita ( ah-key-tah ), on the 8:48 Komachi Shinkansen, in red. The…

We took a local 2 car train to Hiraizumi city to visit one of the two UNESCO temple compounds nearby.…

The Sakakiyama Shinto Shrine is about 2 1/2 miles up into the woods in the northern part of the city.…

Morioka castle Ruins Now a beautiful and serene park it once was the local seat of power of the Nanbu…

After a very long flight we checked into the Royal Park Hotel at the airport. Our room was all the…

This time on a much faster train! After 35 years away, we are finally making our grand return to Japan.…