As has become tradition on trips to Asia, I try to get away from the city for a little to hug trees. Lately, I’ve been mountain biking in Japan.
We somehow were, um, unable to locate the car keys which resulted in twice the mountain biking as originally intended! It meant another trip up that darned hill.
The morning’s sunrise in Makuhari.
There was a restaurant near the town we rode, which for some reason had antlers in the sink. I have no idea….
And which also has become tradition, a night of enjoying live Bluegrass music in Ginza’s Rocky Top. The night even included an unruly drunk that was booted out! I love country music.
You have to love any band that has a banjo, an accordion and can cover Japanese pop songs along with Jerry Jeff Walker and Dolly Parton.
I’m not at Narita Intl waiting to go back to the land of apple pie, Starbucks and Bed Bath and Beyond. This lounge is great and and I love free beer, but what’s up with the blue fish cake??

























































