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Japan-Korea 2017 Began Three Years Ago Today!

Three years ago today my first trip across Japan and Korea began. For six weeks I wandered all across both nations, spending four and a…

One year ago today I got on a flight bound for Tokyo and began the journey that I’ve been writing about for the past several…

One of the days I was in Osaka a typhoon swept through town delivering very heavy rain at several points. A wet day like that…

Before doing a day trip out to Nara I spent part of a morning at Osaka Castle. When the castle was first built in the…

On my first night in Osaka I walked down to the Dotonbori region of the city. Dotonbori is a very popular part of Osaka that’s…

It’s time for the ninth entry in my series of itinerary ideas for my trip to Japan and Korea later this year. Today I’m focusing…

I’ve been thinking more and more about my potential return trip to Japan and South Korea and recently I brainstormed what I call the Dream…

It only takes about 30 minutes to get to Osaka from Kyoto by train. Because of their relatively close proximity it’s certainly possible to visit…