Our favorite Kyoto spots and recommendations

Just an hour outside of Tokyo by train, Hakone is an idyllic town dotted with hot spring resorts, forests, mountains, and quaint storefronts. Hakone was a highlight of our trip, and L and I hope to return soon!

We hit up Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, and Osaka on the Japan leg of our honeymoon. Rather than stuffing our extensive itinerary into one post, I will be breaking it up into more digestible, bite-sized posts, beginning today with Tokyo!

Jejudo (Jeju Island) was a welcome change of pace from the frenetic energy of Seoul. I felt my walk becoming a stroll—perhaps I wasn’t moving any slower than I was in the city, but there was an unhurried ease with each step. It was nice.

We stayed at the Shilla Hotel, enjoyed lovingly prepared food and drinks by locals who take pride in their craft, and, despite the cloudy and intermittently rainy weather, were able to check off most of the sites on our bucket list.

The full story told by Luke, since he did the dang thing.