The Akihabara area of Tokyo is also called the electric city and our friends Yoshiyuki & Tomoe included it on our quick tour of Tokyo. Although you are immediately struck by the bright colors (and bright lights at night), the area gets it's name from all the shops that sell and fix the latest in … [Read more...]
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Four Steps to Finding Fantastic Small Local Restaurants Abroad
As much as I love food and travel, the combination of both of those things is certainly peak experience for me. Because I travel with friends or family who may live local and going solo, it can be totally simple to find small local restaurants abroad at times when a guide who knows me is helping … [Read more...]
Sumo Wrestling Tournaments are Big on Ceremonies VIDEO
Sumo wrestling is something that lots of us have wondered about. Well, my nephew and I had a chance to go to a sumo tournament while we were in Japan. In fact, the first part of our trip was built around the idea that we go to a tournament -- there are six annually in four different cities. So … [Read more...]
What is the Tanabata Festival? Thoughts From a First-Time Attendee
There are things you read about in tour guides or online and feel you know all there is to know about them; that wasn't the case when I recently attended the tanabata matsuri (tanabata festival) in Hirakatsura, Kanagawa just outside Tokyo. I have heard about various festivals in Japan and as i … [Read more...]
#BlogChat Puts Its Power Behind Doing Good
Tonight's #BlogChat was all about the role bloggers can play in doing good. It was a great idea that Linda Sherman and Bruce Sallan floated to Mack Collier as several of us looked at what we could do to help the people suffering in Japan. The conversation was lively and many people wanted to share … [Read more...]
Thinking of Japanese Farmers and the Land They Tend, I Want to Help the Recovery
Sorry this post got so long. But I hope you take time to read it and consider what you can do. On Friday as I woke up and turned on the TV and saw the devastation an earthquake and tsunami had wreaked on northern Japan, I was one of the millions who were stunned and immediately concerned about … [Read more...]
