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Travel Photo of the Week: Cherry Blossoms in Osaka, Japan
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsSpring has sprung in Japan and the let the petal-strewn promenades begin. Get out your sake and sho-chu and head to the parks. This week’s travel photo is actually not... -
Japanese Homestay: Yugawara Hot Springs (Onsen)
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 4 CommentsI was on a blind date. Not with an unseen woman, but a destination about which I had not the faintest clue. I had been busy traveling and working through... -
Terror From Above: The Air Mos Burger
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 5 CommentsI love Japanese airlines – JAL and ANA and several other Asian airlines I’ve flown long distance – Thai Airways, Korean. I feel like they have consistent and excellent customer... -
Pour-Over Coffee in Tokyo: Chatei Hatou
Posted on November 4, 2011 | 7 CommentsCoffee as Only the Japanese Could Do It Though I had a screen shot of a map on my phone, I couldn’t find the very special Shibuya coffee shop I... -
Buying a Japan Rail Pass at the Last Minute
Posted on October 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsPre-trip Panic? It’s the night before my trip to Japan, my flight leaves Madison at 9 and connects to Tokyo via Chicago. I look over my documents, my bags, all... -
Japan, Radiation and Poor Taste: When to Panic?
Posted on March 20, 2011 | 6 CommentsJust before I left Xi’an, China this week, my traveling companion Xixi informed me that CCTV, Chinese State Television, was informing everyone that though much of the salt had sold... -
Osaka Hotel Moment: Liar’s Club Redux
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsBack in the 70s there was a show called the Liar’s Club. Celebrities on a panel were given a strange antique or some such object and each of them made... -
War and Peace: Hiroshima’s Legacy
Posted on March 4, 2010 | 9 CommentsAs I stand on the Aioi Bridge in Hiroshima, I look up at the cold gray sky. The rain and chilly temperatures have limited my choices for sightseeing but I’ve... -
Nagoya: Don’t Mess With the Viking
Posted on March 2, 2010 | 4 CommentsBack in Japan again a year later doing my annual Tokyo/Osaka/Nagoya rounds of marketing appointments and — horror of horrors — my go-to hotel in Nagoya was booked up. Moment... -
Japan Whirlwind: My Final Week in Asia
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsTokyo. Osaka. Nagoya. Four days of appointments and then each night I rush back to the hotel, gather my luggage, and get on the train to the next city. It’s...
