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Taking the Ferry from Korea to Japan (Busan-Fukuoka)

UPDATE: As of August 2015, there is a new Busan International Ferry Terminal. This post reflects that information. The ferry

My review of the Robot Restaurant in Japan Growing up in the 80s, I was part of the generation whose

“But memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then

Looking for a place to chill out with free public WiFi in Japan? So far it has been hard to

If you’ve ever been to Japan (or China, Thailand, or any other non-Roman alphabet country) you may know what it’s

Not bad for the first activity of my Okinawa trip. Off to the port we went Tuesday morning and got

Say you want to visit Osaka on a day trip — maybe to see the cherry blossoms at Osaka Castle

After a week of drizzling rain and low-hanging gray skies, the sun managed to break through just when I had

The translation of the word kimono is simply “clothing.” If there is any quintessentially Japanese apparel, this would be it.

Pre-trip Panic? It’s the night before my trip to Japan, my flight leaves Madison at 9 and connects to Tokyo

Can you imagine a Rasputin-esque Buddhist monk sleeping with the Empress of Japan whispering political intrigues that would end up