Scenes around Tokyo
Tokyo has no shortage of great visuals to keep one busy during a visit. Pick any neighborhood and just wander around a bit and you’ll...
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In flight: New York to Tokyo and progressively smaller seats
Tokyo for the weekend seemed like a good idea. Actually, it still does seem like a good idea and I’m considering booking more similar trips,...
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Dining under the train tracks: Tokyo’s Yakitori Alley
Tucked away under the tracks of Japan's famed Shinkansen in central Tokyo is a dining experience that is hard to beat: Yakitori Alley. Pull up...
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Checking in: My pod at the Hotel Nihonbashi Villa
Two years ago on my visit to Japan I slept in a plywood box. It was a crude approximation of the somewhat famous "pod" hotels...
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The life of a tuna at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market
OK, fine. It is already dead by the time it gets to the market, so not much of a life. It is still rather amazing...
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Did I really just downgrade myself on a long haul flight?!?
I’m sitting on a United Airlines 767-300 somewhere over the Pacific Ocean right now, wondering just which screws are loose in my head today. Yeah,...