the world is big and we are small
Japan is a country dedicated to the idea that food should be available absolutely everywhere and in seemingly endless varieties and quantities. From the mountains of fish at Tsukiji to 50 different kinds of pickled vegetables in Kyoto’s Nishiki Market. We never had a bad …
We decided a week ago to fly out of Osaka since it’s a flexible and cheap place from which to depart Japan. We wanted to visit Okinawa before heading to Taiwan but the weather forecast suggested rain the whole time we were planning to be …
Hiroshima is a fascinating city because despite the fact the U.S. wiped it off the map, and despite its terrible suffering, it has rebuilt itself as vibrant, friendly, and welcoming. No one other than Nagasaki understands what nuclear weapons really mean better than Hiroshima, and …