For the longest time, it seemed like I could talk hardly anyone into...
Japan
In a nation famous for its high-tech bidet toilets, Tokyo is apparently...
One of my most sensuous memories is of a tree, in a forest...
Be More Japan, a hardback with lots of graphics covering a wide...
Japan’s first contact with the Western world was in 1543 with the arrival...
The Seto Inland Sea (Seto-Naikai) is considered Japan’s most scenic waterway, a vast...
The horrific tsunami that swept across Iwate Prefecture and other areas of Tohoku’s...
Tipping is weird. Why, after all, are consumers responsible for the livelihood of...
I’m a very slow eater, so there was no question I was going...
There’s plenty to see in Japan whether it’s your first trip or 10th....
Japan set a goal of 20 million foreign visitors by 2020, when Tokyo...
It’s little more than a footpath, through woods, along the rushing Kiso River,...
It’s been seven years since Japan’s largest earthquake struck off the coast of...
I haven’t been to all of Japan’s 25 UNESCO World Heritage sites,...
Hakone is my favorite overnight trip outside Tokyo, but it’s also a great...
The Japanese tea ceremony might seem like a simple thing, but as with...
Ise-Shima National Park is home to Japan’s most famous Shinto shrine, making it...
Every first-timer to Japan should see Tokyo and Kyoto, but there’s so much...
Karuizawa, nestled in wooded hills only an hour’s ride away from Tokyo, has...
Thanks to the Internet, I keep finding magazine and newspaper articles I wrote...
A couple of months ago I was in Tokyo and had the opportunity...
Because Japan’s crime rate is very low compared to most other countries, the...
My first morning in Japan took place more than three decades ago, but...
I don’t even want to think about how many hotel rooms I’ve stayed...
More than a quarter of a century ago, it used to be a...
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