Getting to Japan

We’re finally in Japan now. It seems very late for me, but it is still relatively early locally. It is about 8 PM Japan time and 6 AM Arkansas time and my internal clock is desperately struggling to catch up. Today started very early, around 4 AM. I didn’t...

Last Minute Packing

I’m trying to finish up the last bit of packing. I’ve got everything that I want to take with me, now its just a matter of jumping up and down on top of the suitcases to get everything to fit. Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to do a little blogging on...

Places I want to visit

Its been very busy in these few days leading up to the flight out. There doesn’t seem to be enough time to do everything. I have to do the following before Monday:Pack Graduate Finish research for the paper Find a job Come up with 3 questions for the various...

Where We’re Going

Here are a few of the cities in Japan we’ll be visiting:Kameoka (west of Kyoto) Nara Toyota City (near Nagoya) Hiroshima Tamano City Tokyo They are circled in the map above (click it for a larger map). I am looking for a better map of Japan, so please leave a...

What We’re Studying In Japan

Our group will be covering a lot of ground while we’re in Japan. Here are some of the places we’re going to be going and some of the businesses we’ll be visiting: Cultural Kinkakuji Ryoanji Sanjusangendo Kiyomize-dera Kasuga Shrine Todaiji Byodo-in...

Welcome to my Japan Blog

Daily Galleries PreJapanThis is my blog of my travels to Japan. I will be leaving for Japan on May 10 as part of the MBA program at the University of Arkansas. Part of the course requirement is a daily journal. I have decided to make my journal an online one for the...