Next Stop... Kyoto

After exciting and stylish Tokyo, we were whisked to Kyoto City on high-speed rail.

Aerodynamic Nose of the Fabled
Shinkansen, or "Bullet Train"

Made in Japan

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, occurred at 2:46 pm on Friday, 11 March 2011. The earthquake triggered extremely destructive tsunami waves of up to 128 feet that struck Japan, in some cases traveling up to 6 miles inland. In addition to loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, the tsunami caused a number of nuclear accidents, primarily the ongoing meltdowns at three reactors in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant complex, and the associated evacuation zones affecting hundreds of thousands of residents. All of Japan, its people, its economy, its political system is recovering from the disasters... it is heartbreaking. PBS Newshour Initial Report.

The very best future to the wonderful people of Japan...

I (We) Love(d) Tokyo