Tokyo

The rumors are true...

Penny and Cappy are braving the skies bound for Tokyo, Japan. This trip marks Cappy's first time in the Land of the Rising Sun. I've not been back in ten years. In 1997, I was climbing the steep hills of Itaewon much too often and eating chili and rice at Korean Wendy's--longing for Hawai'i. In late April of '97, I was able to pop over to Saitama for a women's weekend, as well as a quick trip up to my old junior high school in Nishi-Aizu, Japan.

We leave tomorrow and arrive on the afternoon of New Year's eve.

I know I'm not as young and limber as I was in 1993, but we'll try to push through the pain of the whirlwind week and a half that I've planned.

No matter what--the jetlag and sleep deprivation, density, lights, and cigarette smoke will all be worth it once we're dipping our toes into the hotspring waters at Mukaitaki...