JR Travel Week (Japan Rail)

Have been traveling all week on the Japan Rail lines. Will attempt to update blog this summer:

Forthcoming commentary on:
(Feb 19/20) Tokyo: Salsa & Roppongi nightlife; (Feb 21/22) Miyajima Island: Mt. Misen pilgrimage; (Feb 22) Hiroshima: hibakushas and the omni-present A-bomb; (Feb 23) Horyu-ji & Chugu-ji: birthplace of Japanese Buddhism; (Feb 23/24) Nara: Kofuki-ji & Todai-ji (Emperor Shomu); (Feb 24/25) Kyoto: Station & Higashi-Hongan-ji & Kitano Tenman-gu, a blooming marketplace: