For your convenience, I’ve put permanent links to each individual journal entry from my 2008 Japan trip in chronological order. When you’ve viewed an entry, click your browser’s Back button to return here so you don’t get disoriented!

• Wednesday, April 2, 2008 – I’m Going Back to Japan!
• Friday, April 11, 2008 – Got My Tickets, Now the Real Planning Starts
• Thursday, April 17, 2008 – 안녕하세요 (AHN-NYONG-HA-SE-YO)
• Friday, June 13, 2008 – Less Than a Week Now
• Wednesday, June 18, 2008 – T-minus 12 Hours and Counting…
• Friday, June 20, 2008 – Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Without Any Sleep
• Saturday, June 21, 2008 – Kyoto Walking Tour
• Sunday, June 22, 2008 – Return to Kurama
• Monday, June 23, 2008 – Level Three Class, Day One
• Tuesday, June 24, 2008 – Day Two
• Wednesday, June 25, 2008 – Making Japanese Sweets
• Thursday, June 26, 2008 – A Reprieve at Last—and Nishiki Market
• Friday, June 27, 2008 – First Written Test
• Saturday, June 28, 2008 – Getting Reacquainted with The Buddha
• Sunday, June 29, 2008 – Relaxing, Shopping and Studying
• Monday, June 30, 2008 – What Should I Write?
• Tuesday, July 1, 2008 – Tuesday Classes
• Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – SA DO (Tea Ceremony) 茶道
• Thursday, July 3, 2008 – Sick Day
• Friday, July 4, 2008 – Second Test Down
• Saturday, July 5, 2008 – Hiroshima and Miyajima
• Sunday, July 6, 2008 – Himeji Castle
• Monday, July 7, 2008 – Back to School
• Tuesday, July 8, 2008 – Back in Kindergarten
• Wednesday, July 9, 2008 – Japanese Speech Crunch Time…
• Thursday, July 10, 200 – This Dreaded Speech…
• Friday, July 11, 2008 – Last Test and Blog Catch-Up
• Saturday, July 12, 2008 – Kyoto Walking Tour 2
• Sunday, July 13, 2008 – Another Day in Osaka
• Monday, July 14, 2008 – Classes are Winding Down
• Tuesday, July 15, 2008 – Next-to-Last Class
• Wednesday, July 16, 2008 – The Dreaded “Day of the Speeches”
• Thursday, July 17, 2008 – Gion Matsuri
• Friday, July 18, 2008 – Oral Final Exams—It’s All Over, Isn’t It…
• Saturday, July 19, 2008 – Fushimi-Inari and Last-Minute Kyoto
• Sunday, July 20, 2008 – Off to Hokkaido!
• Monday, July 21, 2008 – Arriving in Sapporo
• Tuesday, July 22, 2008 – Other Places in Hokkaido
• Wednesday, July 23, 2008 – Disaster Strikes: The Trip from Hell
• WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2008 – Disaster Strikes Twice? A Visit to Matsumoto
• Thursday, July 24, 2008 – Visit to Nikko
• Friday, July 25, 2008 – Back to Nagano
• Saturday, July 26, 2008 – Geek Heaven, Mount Fuji and an Onsen
• Sunday, July 27, 2008 – A Somewhat Wasted Day…
• Monday, July 28, 200 – On My Way Home…