Author: Wisterian Watertree
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Try something Japanese instead
This place tries very hard to be a New York-style food stall. But they are expensive and the ambience leaves a lot to desire. Get a Japanese hamkatsu instead. maps.app.goo.gl/NEbhbpKrUPALg7PD6
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Excellent chinese seafood restaurant
maps.app.goo.gl/PsRPeJrXVxbNsBvQ9 In the middle of Japan – the western tip if Ibarak!
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Like Trains? You’ll Love The Railway Museum
maps.app.goo.gl/5AqdNxp9zbCypBT79 Incredibly well equipped and comprehensive museum, featuring JR rolling stock through the ages.
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A craft beer restaurant in northern Saitama
maps.app.goo.gl/sPBjqoPYDWU66sDU8 Read my review of Williams Brooklyn restaurant here. Great beers and burgers.
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The April Road Hazard
Every year, there is a new road hazard in the mornings which keeps repeating itself: School children. In Japan, the school year starts in April. The date is not fixed, but the schools usually begin at the second full week of April. In some places, the school start is staggered so the first class starts…
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The Conspiring Sun And Wind
It has been windy but clear in the Kanto area (surrounding Tokyo) for several weeks, and when this happens in Spring, there is a danger to traffic that I only became aware of recently myself. What happened was I turned a corner – and suddenly my windshield was completely opaque. Could not see a thing.…
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The Season When The Light Gets In Your Eyes
Japan is much further south than you usually think – Hokkaido is at the same latitude as Milan (and New York). This means Japan does not have the endless white nights of the Nordics, but neither does it have the sudden fall of darkness and deep starry nights of the tropics, except in Okinawa (where…
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A Very Vietnamese Restaurant In Japan
maps.app.goo.gl/Avpibq3U6MZUYtgj8 Currently, the biggest immigrant population in Japan is Vietnamese. In some places the Vietnamese dominate the local restaurant scene, at least when it comes to ethnic dining. Like here in Gunma, where the family had lunch. Amazingly Vietnamese feeling.
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The Dangerous Driving Winter Days
In northern Japan, the snowfall can be several tens of centimeters a day. Up to a meter some days in Hokkaido, Aomori, and Akita. In Tokyo, the biggest snowfall of the season was almost 10 cm. It caused one of the largest traffic chaoses in several years. But today, the day after the biggest snowfall…
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My first five-star review in Japan
maps.app.goo.gl/2caVp6hvsdsJCfKt9 This place is the best soba restaurant I have ever been to – and their take on fresh vegetables is simply amazing. The only issue is the location, although this is also part of the attraction.
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