Across the Prime Meridian

We officially crossed the Prime Meridian today.  We've been gaining more and more hours of sleep, which has been nice, but we officially lose a day now that we've crossed.  We will have no February 2nd.  I won't miss it too much.

I've started planning my trip to Japan and created an itinerary for my group.  We arrive February 9th.  The schedule goes as follows:

Day 1: Travel to Tokyo from Yokohama, take an overnight bus to Osaka.
Day 2: See the aquarium in Osaka, visit a fish market, then go south to Koyasan.  Spend the night in a Buddhist monastery on Mt. Koya.
Day 3: Spend the day exploring Koyasan, visiting the monasteries as well as Japan's largest cemetery, where many Japanese monks have been buried.  At night, take the train to Kyoto.
Day 4: Spend the day and night in Kyoto, see some Geishas, get some sushi and sake. Overnight in Kyoto.
Day 5: In the morning, travel to Kobe and explore the city before the ship leaves at 8pm.

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