Why Japan?

Why Japan?

I’ve lived in Japan for 13 years and continue to return year after year as a permanent resident . I had originally intended to come only for one—one year on the other side of the planet and then back home again to Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. If you’d told me that I’d...
Golden Gai: One Place Not To Miss When in Tokyo

Golden Gai: One Place Not To Miss When in Tokyo

When most people come to Tokyo, they hit up three main places: Harajuku/Meiji Jingu shrine, Asakusa and Sensoji Temple, and the Shibuya Crossing (the famous huge crosswalk with all the TVs at the top of the buildings featured in most non-Japanese films set in Tokyo)....