Travel Review: Highlights of Japan Family Tour, Tokyo, Takayama, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka, Hakone, Sumo Match

The most memorable parts of our trip were probably the two sporting events we attended, which is really saying something since we aren't big sports fans at home! We went to a sumo bout in Tokyo, which was so rich in history and tradition. Such a unique experience! And when we arrived in Hiroshima, it was immediately obvious that baseball was incredibly popular in this city, so we sought out tickets to a Hiroshima Carp game. Andres secured our sumo tickets in Tokyo, so purchasing the baseball tickets at 7-11 was a memorable experience. The baseball game was such a contrast to the sumo match though because baseball is so uniquely AMERICAN, but it was so cool to see it from the Japanese perspective.