So where was I going when I visited the new bus terminal in Tokyo that I mentioned in my last post? My primary intention had been to visit the art island of Naoshima, which is only about an hour by train followed by a 20-minute ferry. However, I had also come with...
For the last ten years, I’ve patiently watched a hole in the ground across from the busiest train station in the world take shape. There were many times I wondered what was being built there and if it would ever get done, and just why exactly it was taking so long....
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sleep in an art museum? Ever had the chance to walk into an abandoned house only to find a two-story replica of the Statue of Liberty? Posed with a pumpkin covered in dots at the edge of the sea? Found yourself...
I’ve lived in Japan for the last ten years. 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 still be here more than ten years later, I’d have walked...
