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11th July 2017

Elizabeth Lohr
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Japan!
Following your steps Karen - I love your pics and comments! My grandfather brought me a kimono when I was 2. He had been in Japan post WWII as an education advisor. With the kimono came many stories, wood-block prints (which I have) and other cultural artifacts and habits. I've always wanted to go there!
From Blog: Postcards from Tokyo
11th July 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Thanks!
Thanks for following along. Japan has been a fun experience, and you should try to get there.
From Blog: Postcards from Tokyo
11th July 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Finding nice little spots
Was interesting to read, I love Japan a lot. I know a Japanese man named Yuki who is travelling the world giving free hugs for world peace, nice to see other Japanese people picking it up as well. :)
From Blog: Postcards from Tokyo
11th July 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Free hugs
Sometimes a little human interaction is nice, and it gave me a chance to talk to some people I normally would not have.
From Blog: Postcards from Tokyo
7th July 2017

Englishabroad
Charlotte

Tokyo Food
I went to Tokyo earlier this year and was astonished to find these shops exist. I didn't go to this street but in the Tokyo Tower shopping center there is a shop that sells them as magnets. They really do look real. It took me a moment of thinking how is the food staying on the 90 degree plate before realizing what it was.
From Blog: Food - From the Fake to the Fantastic
7th July 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Fake food
Yes, I also saw them in stores as magnets, USB drives, even as earrings! (Don't know that I would want sushi earrings, but hey, you never know....)
From Blog: Food - From the Fake to the Fantastic
4th July 2017
Kappabashi-dori

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Fake fruit
I've been there Karen but you expose what my eyes could not see...fake fruit is big business! Excellent blog.
From Blog: Food - From the Fake to the Fantastic
5th July 2017
Kappabashi-dori

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Thanks!
Thank you for your kind words, Dave. The fake food was not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. But then again, it's not going to go bad either.
From Blog: Food - From the Fake to the Fantastic
4th July 2017

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Food
Some Australian Department Stores also have upmarket food courts/halls, but I've yet to see a bar - I think it's a great idea! I've never thought of watermelon as exotic or 'special occasion' food :)
From Blog: Food - From the Fake to the Fantastic
4th July 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Expensive fruit
The watermelon really caught my eye, not only because of how it was displayed, but also by its price. Today my local grocery store is selling whole watermelons for US$1.88 a piece.
From Blog: Food - From the Fake to the Fantastic
27th June 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Samurai
Great info! So many really cool museums in the world. Glad you were pointed in the right direction.
From Blog: Samurai!
24th June 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Ancient history
I love hearing all the stories about those ancient times (628 A.D.) Always love your blogs and the useful information.
From Blog: Two Fishermen and a Goddess – The Senso-ji Temple
24th June 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Thanks for the kind words
I like the history of a place, too. There are some cool stories hidden in the past.
From Blog: Two Fishermen and a Goddess – The Senso-ji Temple
15th June 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Star Trek Communicators
With all the technology in the world they should be able to figure out the rest of this stuff. They should beam you up if you want to be.
From Blog: Tokyo Teleport Station
15th June 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Wouldn't that be great?
I could go to the Ann Arbor Art Fair and be back for the summer racing season in Del Mar the next day.
From Blog: Tokyo Teleport Station
12th June 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Small museums
Soon we will be publishing a blog about museums in LA and some of the more quirky ones were worth a visit.
From Blog: Salt and the Low City
13th June 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Small museums
Sometimes it's nice to visit a small museum (with a small entry fee) Rather than plan an all day outing. I like the Getty In LA, but man, what a production to get there!
From Blog: Salt and the Low City
12th June 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Teleport me baby
Japan is closed on Monday's....I'll remember that when we plan our trip. I chuckled at your story...sorry it may not have intended to be funny. Hopefully things will improve.
From Blog: Walking in Circles – Ueno Park
13th June 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

There's always an upside....
Actually, I thought it was pretty funny, too.
From Blog: Walking in Circles – Ueno Park
11th June 2017

cabochick
Andrea

Exciting! I'll be following along on your Japan blogs, I've been wanting to visit for a long time, couldn't fit it in this year. Safe trip!
From Blog: Border Crossing – Coming to Japan
11th June 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Come along!
I'm happy to have accompany me on my adventures.
From Blog: Border Crossing – Coming to Japan
8th June 2017

gangopa
tab gangopadhyay

Hi-tech are not always handy!
Poor you! Hard work (or may be hard walk) didn't quite pay off - the museums were closed. Now I know why I am so happy with my flip phone...I don't have a smart one. About the dog of Samurai - in some Asian countries they become part of the epics. I know one famous Indian epic, where the dog actually walked with the saint to the heaven.
From Blog: Walking in Circles – Ueno Park
8th June 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

The joy of maps
The other thing about using a real map is that folks will spontaneously come up to help you. That and maps are just pretty. Stay tuned - I did make it to the Shitamachi Museum.
From Blog: Walking in Circles – Ueno Park
6th June 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Flying to Japan
We hope to go to Japan in the next couple of years. We will keep ANA in mind. Very cool that they wave goodbye. I like that. Sounds like U.S. immigration could learn from the Japanese process. I will save all your tips for our trip.
From Blog: Border Crossing – Coming to Japan

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I'm an independent single woman who loves to travel. Favorite place to visit in a new country? The grocery store. Scroll down to read my previous posts, and check back often for more pictures and stories. If you want to make sure you never miss another of my thrilling adventures, click on the "subscribe" button on the right. "The road opens up for us and sets us free." - Johnny Clegg “One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered... full info
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