Travel

The Naked Stranger is a culture vulture. He loves ancient stories about Japan. He reads them voraciously. Like the famous sto...

When and how did you first come to Japan?After studying Japanese for six years in New Zealand (five in high school and one in...

You can see Orion's belt hanging over the replica of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. To your left is the dark outline of the Screwcoast...

Let’s face it. You’ve been in town too long, wandering the concrete valleys of the big city, rushing from meeting to meeting, a g...

Saipan and Rota are more than just quick tropical getaways for travelers from Japan. They are also havens for divers who know the...

Golden silence reigns with the dawn. There’s little but the sound of the Azusa River as it passes under the bridge like a cerulea...

Eco NightsSolar Light Capwww.solarlightcap.com We all love those little Petzl lights but, admit it, carrying extra batteries a...

A towering pier, a concrete yellowish block under the evening sunshine; what a powerful view. The “Gunkan” (Battleship) Island was...