After 15 years of living in Japan, I decided to come back to the USA by something other than an airplane. That turned into a 10-day crossing from Tokyo to Long Beach, California as a passenger on the container ship, Peking Senator, continuing on up to Oakland since I'm settling in San Francisco. My buddy from high school days, Kendall, came to Japan for less than 48 hours JUST to make the trip with me from Tokyo to Long Beach. We had a blast. BLUE ocean, FRESH air. Truly one of the most relaxing things I've ever done.