Eyeglass Bridge
It’s just my luck that my day one day off in Tokyo was a Friday, when the only publicly accessible part of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo) complex, the East Garden, is closed. (The Palace itself and the...
View ArticleThe Philosopher’s Walk, Part I
I spent another week in Japan in early August. We had several full days of meetings planned with Nintendo but managed to break it up so that we had time to escape from the busy city streets and catch a...
View ArticleThe Philosopher’s Walk, Part II
Perhaps you thought I was kidding when I said there was a temple or shrine every 500 feet on the Philosopher’s Walk? Check out this sign post for proof! We continued our stroll visiting most of the...
View ArticleKinkaku-ji, The Golden Pavilion
After a long day of meetings we slipped off to visit Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion. Unlike the Silver Temple we visited previously Kinkaku-ji was literally sheathed in gold. It is, perhaps, one of...
View ArticleImperial Palace in Kyoto
During a visit to Kyoto in 2007 I had the chance to tour the Imperial Palace. These grounds were where the emperor lived until the government moved to Tokyo in the late 19th century. (See photos of the...
View ArticleFushimi Inari Taisha
You may be thinking, “Fushimi Inari whaaa?” but I can assure you that you know exactly what I’m talking about. If you’ve seen the movie Memoirs of A Geisha then you’ll recall the scenes with hundreds...
View ArticleDeer in Nara, Japan
The last day of my 2007 trip to Japan we visited the city of Nara just to the south of Kyoto. Nara is famous for two things: Todai-ji and the many tame deer that roam the city. As you walk up the busy...
View Article(Won’t You Take Me To) Monkey Town
Just on the edge of town in Kyoto is Arashiyama. The touristy prefecture is famous for cherry blossoms in spring and brilliant orange maples in the fall. The timing wasn’t right for either but no...
View ArticleI Ate It In Japan, Part 2
I had a few more Japanese delicacies on my last trip Japan that I wanted to make sure and capture. Kyoto was fairly sedate, with another trip for kushiage being the highlight. I think I’m growing fond...
View ArticleShinjuku By Day, Shinjuku By Night
The Hilton in Shinjuku is just blocks from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government complex. The complex is, to say the least, quite an impressive set of structures in a city filled with them. It is the...
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