BG Report: JR Thunderbird train to Kanazawa
I rode the Thunderbird, a limited express train from Japan Rail (JR) that runs between Osaka and Kanazawa. The train leaves several times a day in each direction, goes through… [keep reading]
Tag: Japan
BG Report: Keihan cable car up “Man Mountain”
Today was a good example of what exercise (and time) do to a high blood sugar. I rode a cable car up a mountain in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, and… [keep reading]
BG Report: Hinotori luxury train to Osaka
The Hinotori train is a limited express train between the cities of Nagoya and Osaka in Japan. I rode Kintetsu’s Hinotori train one morning to Osaka to check out its… [keep reading]
BG Report: Capsule hotel room in Nagoya
I finally had one of Japan’s quintessential experiences: I stayed overnight in a “sleep pod” in a capsule hotel. It was the Nine Hours Hotel in Nagoya. The hotel’s name… [keep reading]
BG Report: Ikoma-sanjo Amusement Park
The trip up Japan’s oldest cable car to the top of Ikoma Mountain in Nara Prefecture was quite an experience. Not only was the cable car great, but the amusement… [keep reading]
BG Report: Riding the JR Hamakaze train
Some train rides are just destined to go well. My ride today on the Hamakaze train was, diabetically, just such an experience. The Hamakaze is a limited express train I… [keep reading]
BG Report: Walking around Kurayoshi, Japan
Today was spent in the small city of Kurayoshi, in Tottori Prefecture on the northern coast of central Honshū. Not only was the weather perfect for my wanderings along an… [keep reading]
BG Report: JR Super Hakuto train from Kyōto to Kurayoshi
I had a good day of blood sugars on my ride aboard the JR Super Hakuto train today. Generally speaking, I’d rather be a bit low than high, and that’s… [keep reading]
BG Report: Japan’s longest local bus Yagi-Shingū
Sitting motionless on a bus for seven hours is not a recipe for great blood sugar. And my day started badly, blood sugar-wise, before the ride even began. So I… [keep reading]
BG Report: Nachi Falls and the shrine/temple complex
In this video I explain that I didn’t sleep well this morning. The stress of that ruined my blood sugar: between 1:30 am and 9:00 am, I went from 175… [keep reading]
BG Report: Walking around Shingū, Japan
My walk around Shingū, a remote city on the far southeastern edge of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, was a bit haphazard, diabetes-wise. I’d spent the morning hiking around Nachi Waterfall… [keep reading]
BG Report: Japan’s Kuroshio “panda train” from end to end
A pretty excellent day of blood sugars during my ride on the 4.5-hour Kuroshio train, with its panda decorations, from Shin-Osaka to Shingu, Japan. Just after 8:00 am, I woke… [keep reading]
BG Report: My 3-day trip to Nara, Japan
I spent three days traveling around Nara Prefecture, Japan. To create my schedule, I used ChatGPT, the AI bot from OpenAI. I told it to create a detailed itinerary, with… [keep reading]
Train to Iga to photograph the Perseid meteor shower
My first trip since the coronavirus happened was in August 2020, to the town of Iga in Mie Prefecture, Japan. My goal: to photograph the Perseid meteor shower. [keep reading]
How I reached Bishanohana, Honshu’s westernmost point
How a trip to Bishanohana, Honshu Island's extreme west point, made my blood sugar perfect... and then not so perfect. Plus a long local train ride along the coast. [keep reading]
Mini-travel: Akashi, Japan and octopus blood sugar
A day of eating octopus balls and guessing insulin doses in Akashi. Blood sugar got low but I evened it out. And saw the oldest stone lighthouse in Japan! [keep reading]