Travel Review: Japan Trip, Sumo Wrestling, Fish Market, Ramen Making Class, 9-Day Tour

I take each of my grandchildren on a trip wherever they want to go as long as I want to go there too. These grandsons (20 and 22) wanted to go together and learn to make sushi and ramen. The timeframe was limited as they both work in the summer and both are in college. So they picked early September. Not a problem except it was the hottest time of the year, 90 to 95 degrees and 85 to 90 present humidity. Because I live in the Pacific NW, I'm not used to that kind of weather, but i endured and the boys we SO helpful.
We loved the trip to the huge new fish market with a chef, who helped with the selection of fresh caught tuna and the trip to the workshop to prepare sushi. We had 3 very entertaining chefs and an immense amount of sushi and fun.
The ramen making class was a little less entertaining but very informative and delicious.
The Sumo wrestle tournament was very interesting and fun. I want to go back!
The two travel guides we had were wonderful. So knowledgeable and energizer bunnies.
We loved the trains, especially the "shinkansen", they were all so smooth and ON TIME.
We did cancel the bicycle tour because it was just too hot. But the boys had been looking forward to it.
There is so much more, just know everything we did was new and different for us so we enjoyed it all.