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One of the most important pre-trip things you can do before visiting Japan is to make sure you have quality, comfortable shoes. This cannot be
July 4, 2026
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One of the most important pre-trip things you can do before visiting Japan is to make sure you have quality, comfortable shoes. This cannot be
It’s no secret that I love Ryokans (traditional accommodations, usually with public bath). However, just what you sleep on in these will vary between Western
Rice is the cornerstone of Japanese Cuisine. Therefore, it’s appropriate to begin this series with what may be the ultimate rice dish – Onigiri. Onigiri,
One of the things that trouble many people, especially Americans in Japan is that the food, although fantastic, can be intimidating. Whenever I am asked
My first trip to Japan was for work. I was scheduled to do deliver a three-day training program in Atsugi. I decided to extend my
The first time my wife joined me in Japan we planned to visit some of her relatives in Yokohama. We settled into a nice hotel,
Despite my research, on my first trip to Japan one of the things I struggled with for the first few days was handling money.
One of the reasons I hear for not traveling Japan, especially among Life-Experienced Adults, is that they fear the language barrier. I fully understand that.
I learned this one the hard way. A few years ago, I went to Fukuoka to experience its famous Yatai culture. Yatai are small mobile
In some ways, I feel I’ve been training for life as a Life-Experienced Adult my whole life. In my late teens, I was diagnosed with