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Tag: Japan

  • Travelogue #14: Goodbye Asia (Tokyo)

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    I’ll freely admit I didn’t make the most of my time in Tokyo. Part of it is because all my late nights in Kyoto caught up to me and I had to spend a few precious days resting back at the hostel, but also I think it took me too long to get into the…

  • 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…

  • Travelogue #11: See you again, Taiwan

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    Green Island was a very neat place to go, even if the weather wasn’t the most cooperative. I’ve generally had pretty decent luck with rain on this trip, but my first day on the island was covered in the stuff. I wasn’t able to do much except soak in the outdoor saltwater hot springs, which…