Day 5 saw some gentle wandering through Asakusa, our first shrines, mouth-watering food, and cats. Every day brings new adventures; there's no opportunity to get bored! We began the day with a train ride to Ueno. Our priority was to get postcards out as soon as possible (knowing they'd likely…
Some of the best meals we had in Japan came from small street vendors. We're no strangers to personal proprietors specializing in a single dish (or few) from a small booth on a street corner; Portland's food cart culture is renowned. While we feared these establishments would be less adept…