Im newish to Tumblr so I have so much to share from days past~ When we went to Japan for our honeymoon in 2015 we booked through InsideJapan tours and I couldn't make this guy's name up so I took a pic of our welcome letter!

Here are some more pictures from my time in Japan! From Tokyo, we caught the shinkansen (bullet train) to Nagano, where we saw Zenkoji Temple and stayed in a shukubo (traditional temple lodging). Early the next morning, we got to observe some of the Buddhist rituals and have a traditional shōjin ryōri breakfast! It was an amazing experience! 💙 . . . . . . #Japan #insidejapan #insidejapantours #Japanese #vacation #japanvacation #mtfuji #zenkoji #zenkojitemple #nagano #yamato #nippon #buddhism (at Nagano, Nagano) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu3mAl_HrbI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l1xqbdrr8tb1

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Japan, photo + haiku included in my new book, Thirty Views of a Changing World, forthcoming next month from Finishing Line Press! If you order direct from me, I'll sign and send or deliver it as soon as my copies arrive. Forest of bamboo,/a gray-green haze leading up/toward pure white light. #haiku #insidejapan #otherworldly #natureofjapan (at Bamboo grove, Arashiyama)

Good fox. Sit. Stay. #flashbackfriday #insidejapan #fox #shrine #instatravel #shrines (at Fushimi Inari-taisha)

Zen embodied: this Japanese cultural treasure, Takayma's Yoshijima House built in 1908. #worldarchitectureday2016 #edo #heritage #takayama #insidejapan #zen (at Yoshijima House, Takayama, Japan)

Remembering Mt. Fuji sunrise surprise, 1 week ago. It had been hidden by clouds the day before, but greeted us at 5 a.m. for our last few hours in Japan! I recommend the Prince Hakone Lake Resort for the best sunrise view (reserved on gold-boat.com). #hakone #nature #travelserendipity #mountfuji #insidejapan #reflection #lodging (at The Prince Hakone Lake Ashinoko)

Mom and pop rental shop at the start of our 3-hour bike ride through rice fields and villages. Flat trail, so no gears required! #insidejapan #travel #cruiserbikes (at Soja, Okayama)