Japan Recap Video + Expenses

Japan Recap Video + Expenses

All photos and video by Josh Meister Photo. Watch our Japan recap video below and read about our Tokyo highlights, our visit off the beaten track to Takayama, and our guide to things to do in Kyoto. COSTS • Flights from Xi’an to Tokyo: $70 + 39,950 Citi Thank You...
Awesome Things to Do for First-Timers in Kyoto

Awesome Things to Do for First-Timers in Kyoto

All photos by Josh Meister Photo. When we planned to visit Japan, we knew we had to go to Tokyo, but we weren’t sure where else to head. My sister is intimately familiar with the country as she has spent months at a time living in Japan as part of various...
A Visit to Lesser-Known Takayama

A Visit to Lesser-Known Takayama

All photos by Josh Meister Photo. As much as we loved Tokyo, we wanted to check out a smaller town in Japan as well, and not see only the big cities. We opted for a weekend in Takayama, about a four-hour train ride west of Tokyo and a three-hour one north of Kyoto....
How to Use A Sento

How to Use A Sento

All photos by Josh Meister Photo. A big part of Japanese culture is the bathhouse. People of Japan have been visiting bathhouses for ages for health and relaxation. There’s onsens, sentos, and ryokans, which all seem very similar. The difference is that onsens...
Three Days in Tokyo

Three Days in Tokyo

All photos and video by Josh Meister Photo. Tokyo has always held a mythical place in my mind – sushi, robots, cartoon kids, the Future!!!! Basically, I imagined the Jetsons, but Asian, and with better food. And a touch of giant dinosaur thing thrown in for good...