A cab back to Morioka, a Shinkansen train to Tokyo, a smaller train to Hamamatsucho, a monorail to Haneda Airport…

Today is our last full day at the Hotel Shion. We’re separating out the dirty clothes from the Omiyage, condensing…

One from our bucket list, a visit to a private outdoor Onsen. And a cool down before heading to dinner.

After another great Hotel Royal Morioka breakfast we packed up and headed to the Hotel Shion. Being early we dropped…

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…