Into Kobe

A typical Japanese city with ads the size of buildings. I think this one features Meg Ryan! A grizzled looking Tommy Lee Jones is the model for Boss Coffee...we see him on vending machines everywhere.

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Walk Japan

February 23rd 2007
Spring has sprung here in Kagoshima. The temperature is warm, the plum blossoms are blooming (cherry blossoms won’t come until April) and everyone is back down to wearing one layer of socks at school. We had “haru-ichiban,” the first winds of spring, last week so I think that makes it official. Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe Retreat I have continued to have exciting adventures regardless ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kagoshima » Shibushi

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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