Summer Visit to Japan
Namiko and I visited Japan for about two weeks. We went to her hometown in Hirosaki, Aomori. We drove around the northern edge of Aomori along the coast, and stayed in a ryokan (Furo-fushi (不老不死温泉) – literally: No Aging, No Death) right next to the ocean, with a natural onsen (hot spring), containing a high iron concentration. The water was brownish-red. We also made a stop in Tokyo to visit my host family, and to check out the Ice Cream Town at the Sunshine City in Ikebukuro.
