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[wpcol_1half id="" class="" style=""] [/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id="" class="" style=""] [/wpcol_1half_end] Motorcycles and Formula One race cars fill the display floors of the Honda museum in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.

Steam surrounds a worker in Hakone, Japan, as he prepares to extract 黒玉子, or black eggs, from the sulfurous water of a mountain hot spring. The eggs boiled in the water take on a black color from the sulfur. According to … Continue reading →

The ceiling sounds like the sky threatening to rain as trains thunder by on tracks overhead. Ticket gates in the distance whine with the constant “beep-beep” of passengers entering and exiting with electronic cards. Eyes look to the ground, look … Continue reading →

A man walks through torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. The gates lead up a mountain toward various shrine buildings. Many of the thousands of torii gates are donated by companies and individuals. This is sort of the standard … Continue reading →

The intersection of art and fish is currently on exhibit at the Art Aquarium in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district. Full of exotic-looking fish and even more exotic looking aquariums, this aquatic gallery is a good place to take a date or … Continue reading →

A Japanese proverb states, “He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool.” I now rest comfortably in the sweet spot of that proverb. I’ve done just enough climbing to be … Continue reading →

The massive Sky Tree rises over everything in Tokyo’s Sumida ward. Actually, it rises over most things. At 634.0 metres (2,080 ft), the Sky Tree is the world’s tallest tower and the second tallest structure in the world behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. A Tōbu Isesaki … Continue reading →

A man inspects the remaining stone base of a castle that once stood in what is now the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo. The castle was completed in 1638, but burned down only 19 years later. This stone base is all … Continue reading →

I visited the Imperial Gardens in central Tokyo on a rainy day last week. Despite the rain, people enjoyed the blooming flowers in the gardens. This building is a teahouse that can be used for traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. A … Continue reading →