The famous novel Memoirs of a Geisha is told from the perspective of a fictional geisha named Nitta Sayuri. Sayuri has a dramatic, eventful life (with some guy by the name of Koichi causing a lot of trouble early on) but … [Read more...]
Every November, while the year’s crop of Nobel laureates plan their trips to Stockholm, another group of highly accomplished people gathers in Kyoto, to be honored for their contributions to humanity. Their accomplishments … [Read more...]
Some of you may have heard of the "many differences" between the Kanto and Kansai regions in Japan. In Kanto you have the metropolis of Tokyo and the seaside city of Yokohama. In Kansai, you have the older culture of Nara … [Read more...]
A lot of people who are visiting Japan for the first time have no idea where to go. I understand! There's a lot to see and do. While I personally tend to get off the beaten track, I do have a recommended "first-timers" … [Read more...]
They look like they belong together, no? I got to stay in some pretty sweet places while shooting TofuguTV stuff, but I gotta say this was one of the coolest. I stayed in two capsule hotels. One sucked, and one was … [Read more...]
I'm not sure if you've ever seen a Japanese address written down somewhere before, but if you have, you'll know that they're about as long as writing an essay, and perhaps take an equal amount of analytical thinking. If … [Read more...]