Melissa's Travel Adventures

Exploring Japan with a Wyvern

Status: Off of hiatus!

  • In Texas, there’s only about one month of the whole year that has wildflowers blooming. But in Japan, new flowers are blooming just about constantly. It’s really amazing to see how the flowers change from week to week. These are the flowers I spotted mid-April to late May. I will give flower names in the… Read More


  • This is the final part of my first visit to Tokyo! Tokyo Tower deserved its own post, I felt, due to the sheer number of pictures I took there. Introduction to Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower is a communications tower in Tokyo. It was built in 1958 to increase broadcasting power in the region after the… Read More


  • Introduction to Sakura Sakura trees, or cherry blossom trees (ornamental trees not to be confused with cherry trees that produce cherries for eating), are very important in Japan. There are fewer than 100 species of trees that are strictly regarded as sakura trees, but there are dozens of cultivars and hybrids, as well. These trees… Read More


About Me

My name is Melissa, and I am an ALT working in the Chiba Prefecture. My travel buddy is Gareth, who loves to ride on my shoulder.

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