Start of my blog...

Hi, I'm SouthPoleNaoko. Why the name? It's because my last blog was about my trip to the South Pole (Japanese only - if you're really curious). I'm a Japanese girl that grew up in the United States and eventually married a New Zealander, or Kiwi for short. We live in the United States, but love to visit our families both in Japan and New Zealand. We always go on a Ryokan (or Japanese Inn) trip every time we're in Japan. This is usually a one-night stay somewhere close to where we already are, and involves heading towards nature with an inn serving decent food and a nice bath, a stereotypical Japanese people's weekend trip. Here's what we found so far.