Universal Studios Japan (ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン) Because I work for Walt Disney Imagineering, one of the necessary stops in Japan was Universal[…]
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Category: East Asia
Mad Dash Across Japan Day 4: Nagoya to Ōsaka
Nagoya (名古屋) The very first city I visited in Japan (way back in December 2007) was Nagoya. While I always[…]
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Mad Dash Across Japan Day 3: Back in Time
Takayama (高山市) Waking up in Takayama, we were surrounded by low hills on all sides. We had a Japanese-style buffet[…]
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Mad Dash Across Japan Day 2: To the hills! But first, a temple
World Heritage Site – Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Takaoka (高岡市) We woke up and had a traditional Japanese[…]
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Mad Dash Across Japan Day 1: Hokuriku Shinkansen
The Northland Train (北陸) After work ended on my last day of my Turtle Talk project, I begged a ride[…]
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A Weekend Wandering Kyoto
A short weekend trip by Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto.
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Escape from Tokyo – Sunday in Kamakura
A Nearby Escape I asked for recommendations on nearby adventures from Tokyo. Everything near and far was offered up: what[…]
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Shanghai Disneyland Weekend
Quick Weekend in Taipei
Exploring Taipei (台北) While in Tokyo, I took a quick side-trip to Taipei, Taiwan. I had already been to China[…]
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Shanghai – Beijing – Hangzhou
In 2013, I took a quick one-week trip to Shanghai to visit friends and travel overseas with my girlfriend. We[…]
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