Ome, oh my

Ome is one of my favorite little day trips out of Tokyo. While ten million people lined up to take pictures of the leaves at Takao this weekend, I had this place to myself.
Here are some more pictures.

Hi, gingko trees

I wrote a tiny bit about the gingko trees that haven't quite gone gold yet on Hi. It's kind of a neat site that maps moments. Check it out!

Japandra on Tokyo on CNN Travel

CNN Travel asked me to come up with a list of things to know before you go to Tokyo. The suggestion was that it fall somewhere between quirky and useful. That's me all over!
Enjoy. I tried to get in a few that don't make the usual lists.
PS They nixed my suggested headline for number 4, "One card to ride them all." What were they thinking?