Blog #16: Yes, I can drive myself around Japan – even in Tokyo,  but driving in Tokyo is not recommended

When I told friends in Japan that I was planning to drive for part of the time that my wife and I were taking my parents to Japan as their 50th-wedding anniversary gift, they said “don’t do it”. Well, I did it anyway, even in that era prior to GPS. It provided an opportunity to experience Japan differently. I rented the car for one week of our 18 days in Japan, departing Kyoto and arriving a week later in downtown Tokyo. For one thing, it enabled me to take the picture shown here in the Edo-period post town of Tsumago early in the morning before tourists would arrive on day trips.