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TRAVEL

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 31, 2015
Sensory overload in Aomori's capital city
I nearly walk by Aomori's Furukawa market on the first pass, expecting something akin to the cacophony of Tokyo's central wholesale fish market (known casually to most as Tsukiji). Sliding open the door to the squat building, however, I am assaulted with the not unwelcome scent of fresh seafood, an encouraging...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 31, 2015
Stepping out of her comfort zone
Risotto ... pizza ... pasta. Oh. My. God.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2015
China's graying migrants have stash of money ready to spend
Migrant worker Guo Huailiang is planning to live it up a bit in his retirement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 29, 2015
Resort offers escape from city stress; celebrating the taste of 'Tapa-tizers'; combining pampering and fine food
Resort offers escape from city stress
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 22, 2015
A relaxing hotel experience for women; fair celebrates food from Down Under
A relaxing hotel experience for women
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 17, 2015
Fired up about Gifu's pottery industry
Toki, a small town in Gifu Prefecture, 37 km from Nagoya, sits above a huge clay basin. Pottery has been made here since ancient times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 15, 2015
Enjoying the fresh flavors of Hokkaido; sampling the best in Peruvian cuisine; sipping sweet tea with honey tea sets
Enjoying the fresh flavors of Hokkaido
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 10, 2015
Saitama's 'Little Edo' is big on Japan's colorful history
As my smartphone clock flashes from 11:59 a.m. to 12 p.m., I watch the visitors to Kawagoe, in Saitama Prefecture wipe the sweat from their foreheads and direct their attention toward a more primitive form of time keeping — the Toki no Kane (Bell of Time) tower in the middle of the town square.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 8, 2015
Taking in the city sights in lavish style; frightfully good Halloween 'boo-fet'; tea sets celebrate harvest season
Taking in the city sights in lavish style
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2015
Listening to the wind on Battleship Island
As if from a dream, the island floated over the sea like a terra-cotta dreadnought from a century ago. I'd arrived at Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, and its profile was unmistakable from the deck of my ferry battling high waves and winds.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 30, 2015
United to fly new jets; Vanilla ups Taiwan flights; Ethiopian goes online
United to fly new jets
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Sep 26, 2015
Circumnavigating joys in Kaminoge
Decades ago, I strolled around the quiet neighborhood of Kaminoge in Setagaya Ward with professor Shuichi Kato, the scholar who convinced me to come study in Tokyo. I vividly recollect, on my first day in Japan, encountering the fragrance of tiny orange kinmokusei (fragrant olive) blossoms as Kato spoke...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 24, 2015
Enjoying the tastes and colors of fall; celebration of Chinese cuisine; spooktacular Halloween goodies
Enjoying the tastes and colors of fall
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 19, 2015
Kakunodate town: Looking back on historical charm
Despite the fact that we've arrived on a weekend, the parking lot along Kakunodate's river is relatively empty. From our spot under the shady branches, my friends Felicity and Nori and I haul our convenience-store-purchased picnic up to the edge of the walking path that hugs Hinokinai River. The cherry...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 17, 2015
Experiencing autumnal delights; festival offers global cuisine, wine; fine food presented on fine porcelain
Experiencing autumnal delights
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 10, 2015
Taking in Tokyo Tower; warming up as autumn approaches; tying the knot in top-class style
Taking in Tokyo Tower
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 3, 2015
Last chance for summer getaway; barbecue plan for the ladies; exploring the cuisine of Vietnam
Last chance for summer getaway
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 29, 2015
Okinawa: always worth returning to
The island of Okinawa shimmers beneath the wing of our plane, a dark green smudge on the azure seascape. I can't see it well, ensconced as I am in the aisle seat, already subconsciously distancing myself from this visit. But my daughter, on the other end of the row, peers out the window with wide eager...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 27, 2015
A hotel experience for the ladies; cocktails to celebrate centenary; revisiting an iconic American era
A hotel experience for the ladies
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 20, 2015
Filtration system offers purified water; toasting anniversary with bubbly; rejuvenating spa treatments
Filtration system offers purified water

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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