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  • Travelogue #13: Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kyoto

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    A while back I described my itinerary as “sprint-stop, sprint-stop.” Some of my destinations have been quick jaunts, where I visit the main attractions and jet on to the next place, while others I’ve settled into for a few weeks, making myself at home and digging deeply into the city’s nooks and crannies. Japan has…

  • Travelogue #12: Osaka, Nara, Himeji, Hiroshima

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    Two things about Japan stand out to me after my first week. The first is how this is a country where smart little conveniences are ingrained into everything. So you have toilets in many bathrooms where the water refilling the cistern first flows through a little tap on the outside, which you can use to…

  • On Hiroshima

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    When I was planning my trip to Japan, I knew I couldn’t skip Hiroshima. I’m still a history student at heart, and skipping over the site of one of the most monumental developments of the 20th century was a no-go. So I booked a hostel for a night and in the morning visited the Hiroshima…