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A Hello Kitty themed-room at Tokyo’s Keio Hotel Photo: Keioplaza.com Tokyo’s Keio Hotel, in Shinjuku, features several rooms decorated
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A Hello Kitty themed-room at Tokyo’s Keio Hotel Photo: Keioplaza.com Tokyo’s Keio Hotel, in Shinjuku, features several rooms decorated
At the turn of the last century, the Michelin guides were created to promote travel outside Paris (and increase demand for tires!). Now, Japan’s ministry
This is a tale of two “sitties.” Japan is pushing to install thousands more of the high-tech toilets that have become the national standard in
Magnetic levitation trains—a staple of my childhood Popular Science reading—have not only become reality, they’re setting new speed records. Japan’s newest “bullet train” line, from
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is having an exhibition, April 5 through July 12, called ‘In the Wake /Japanese Photographers Respond to 3/11.’
A US rail promoter is trying to get funds and approval to build a maglev (magnetic levitation) train line between NYC and DC. TNEM, the company, has already applied for permits to build on an old right-of-way between DC and Baltimore. Magnetic…
The Tokyo metropolitan government has dreamed up a new way to draw visitors to Tokyo: give them a taste of the area’s cuisine first. They’ve partnered with over 40 restaurants in New York and Los Angeles for a “Hungry for Tokyo” campaign.
Tokyo is a wonderful city and doesn’t have to be expensive for travelers, especially since Japan has succeeded in their goal of weakening the Yen. As of this writing, it’s 98 Yen to the US Dollar. A few tips I like to point out as sort of…
2013 brought more foreign visitors to Japan than ever before. This is, in part, due to a weaker yen and an ease on Visa requirements. This is a remarkleable achievement after the devasting Earthquake and tsunami. Read more …
Yves “Jetman” Rossy has recently flown 9 times around Japan’s Mt Fuji.Previously he’s flown over the city of Rio de Janerio, the Grand Canyon and evenCrossed the English Channel. Read about it and view a video of his latest…
A Hello Kitty themed-room at Tokyo’s Keio Hotel Photo: Keioplaza.com Tokyo’s Keio Hotel, in
At the turn of the last century, the Michelin guides were created to promote travel outside Paris (and increase demand
This is a tale of two “sitties.” Japan is pushing to install thousands more of the high-tech toilets that have
Magnetic levitation trains—a staple of my childhood Popular Science reading—have not only become reality, they’re setting new speed records. Japan’s
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is having an exhibition, April 5 through July 12, called ‘In the Wake
A US rail promoter is trying to get funds and approval to build a maglev (magnetic levitation) train line between NYC and DC. TNEM, the company, has already applied for permits to build on an old right-of-way between DC and Baltimore. Magnetic…
The Tokyo metropolitan government has dreamed up a new way to draw visitors to Tokyo: give them a taste of the area’s cuisine first. They’ve partnered with over 40 restaurants in New York and Los Angeles for a “Hungry for Tokyo” campaign.
Tokyo is a wonderful city and doesn’t have to be expensive for travelers, especially since Japan has succeeded in their goal of weakening the Yen. As of this writing, it’s 98 Yen to the US Dollar. A few tips I like to point out as sort of…
2013 brought more foreign visitors to Japan than ever before. This is, in part, due to a weaker yen and an ease on Visa requirements. This is a remarkleable achievement after the devasting Earthquake and tsunami. Read more …
Yves “Jetman” Rossy has recently flown 9 times around Japan’s Mt Fuji.Previously he’s flown over the city of Rio de Janerio, the Grand Canyon and evenCrossed the English Channel. Read about it and view a video of his latest…