Steve Carr

Wherever we went in Tokyo, on virtually every street, there were colorful vending machines, selling chilled water, sodas, juices, hot

The Japanese are also obsessed with umbrellas.  They use them during the day, no matter the weather. The first two

One of the things we noticed right away as we walked around Tokyo was the Japanese love their cellphones — even

Wherever we went in Japan, there were all sorts of guys in official-looking uniforms.  They usually had battery-powered batons with

As I traveled around Japan for the month of October, I stayed in Tokyo, Shizuoka, Osaka, Kyoto, and the ancient

In American cities, bike riding is at best, a frivolous afterthought, and at worst, often quite dangerous.  I say this

You would expect lots and lots of traffic in a city with so many people like Tokyo, and while the

One of the first things that jumps out at you when you start exploring Tokyo is that it is very

  Tokyo definitely takes some getting used to because it is exceptionally unusual, in that the usual frames of reference

  The Japanese are obsessed with cleanliness.  They have their omnipresent public baths and as I mentioned before, they keep