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On Sailing to Japan
There is only one proper way to get to an island. I always feel like I’m cheating myself if I fly. To get to Japan, I knew I had to take the ferry. “But flights as nearly the same price.” One expat in...
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Fukuoka Japan: Where Ramen is a Real Meal
For most of us, ramen is a plastic package of dried noodles and powder flavoring. For fancy ramen, we might imagine a styrofoam bowl filled with the same dried noodles and maybe even some dried meat or...
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My Capsule Hotel in Japan Experience
On the day I arrived in Japan, all the hostels in Fukuoka were booked solid. It was a Korean holiday, and the international ferry to Fukuoka is a popular jaunt for Busaners. I knew I’d need an...
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Photos from the Road: Kumamoto Castle and Hosokawa House
Stopping in Kumamoto was a last-minute decision for me. It turned out to be a good one. The city was on the way from Fukuoka to Aso Caldera. I read about a few worthy sights and thought a night’s...
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First Day in a New Country (Japan): Here’s What I Do
I thought it was going to be a one-time post when I wrote about my first day in Vietnam last year. But after thinking it over, I determined it’s a useful column. I don’t have set rules for a first day...
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Photos from the Road: The Mineral Baths of Kurokawa Onsen
My trip to Japan was loosely planned around onsen. Onsen is the Japanese term for hot springs. Only on rare occasions are these hot springs in a natural setting. More commonly, a bath has been built...
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Finding the Hidden Onsen of Beppu Japan
There are onsen for everybody in Beppu: mud baths, sand baths, and the typical mineral water baths. Onsen is the Japanese word for hot springs. Normally bathing facilities are built around the water...
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Experimental Accommodation in Japan: Sleeping at an Internet Café
While traveling in Japan, I wanted to report on some of the alternative accommodation types. From Fukuoka, I already wrote about sleeping in a capsule hotel. That was a unique, first-time experience...
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Photos from the Road: Art Installations on Naoshima Island Japan
Naoshima Island is one of the most interesting art projects I’ve come across during my travels. Since 1989, the small island, located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, has slowly been transformed into a...
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Facebooking Japan [a photo essay]
A 17-day journey through the lesser-traveled Japan I thought my Facebook campaign for Japan was quite successful and I wanted to compile all those highlights and micro-updates into a single post....
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Japan on $70 a Day – What You Can Expect
Japan is not as expensive as its reputation might lead one to believe. Misconceptions have led prospective visitors to place the country as the holy grail of destinations, a place that they one day may...
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Japan via Instagram
As part of the popular via Instagram series of posts, I’ve decided to continue with the theme that included Bangladesh via Instagram, Peru via Instagram, and the Australian Outback via Instagram to...
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How I saved $1,249 dollars traveling in Japan
How I saved $1,249 dollars traveling in Japan Japan has a reputation for being a very expensive country. But actually, it’s on par or slightly cheaper than Western Europe and North America. I’ve...
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Traveling Tokyo on a Tight Budget
Traveling Tokyo on a Tight Budget Some think traveling Tokyo on a tight budget is impossible. While traveling in a country’s largest city is almost always more expensive than the rest of the country,...
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