0My experience of autumn in Japan began before I arrived in Osaka late last month. I’d been reading Yukio Mishima’s Spring Snow, which begins amid a waterfall flanked by scarlet maple leaves, and a Buddhist...
0Many travelers don’t even get to the point of needing an Osaka itinerary. That’s because they’ve decided, for any number of reasons, that they don’t need to see Osaka. That although this vibrant, diverse city...
0Technically speaking, I’ve had a Nara itinerary on my site for a while. Almost since I first visited the city, in fact, way back in 2014 during my first trip to Japan. However, those posts...
0When I'm not traveling and at home in Tokyo, I tend to stay close to family and not getting out much. I miss getting out and shooting. Walking with no real purpose other than...
1 commentI'm excited to go to Osaka since I haven't been there in 10 years. I can't wait to explore another part of Japan. It will be nice to take the Shinkansen ride down there. I...
0I emerged from the subway into evening air that was tepid and stagnant, like it wasn’t there at all. But people were wearing coats and jackets. And the trees were barren, every single one of...
0You will hear this; people tell you Tokyo is strange, but I’ve never felt stranger in Japan—or maybe anywhere—than I did traipsing down Osaka’s Dotonbori pedestrian walk on a cold evening in January on my first...
0Japan is great for many things, among them opportunities to get up-close and personal with animals. Whether you visit islands filled with cats and rabbits, an onsen where red-faced macaques bathe or a fox sanctuary, Japan is...
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