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Osaka in 24 hours

By CJ • August 23, 2011

As Japan’s third largest city, Osaka offers a mix of modernity and traditional touches: culturally important structures, culinary delights, interesting art — it’s all here.

Tokyo can be crudely described as a metropolis of soaring and undulating concrete collectively illuminated by a glow of garish neon. Yet bordering the Sumida River in the east is the Asakusa district, which adheres to many of those characteristics but also retains certain cultural elements of life back in the Edo Period (1615 – 1868).

Kyoto in 24 hours

By CJ • November 27, 2009

As Japan’s seventh largest city, the ancient capital blends modern urban sprawl with traditional touches

Tokyo in 24 hours

By CJ • April 9, 2009

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo is a sprawling and mercurial metropolis that often confounds the traveler. What follows is a guide for Japan’s capital for …

Taro Okamoto in Tokyo

By CJ • November 9, 2008

Glimpses of Taro Okamoto on television or in photographs often showed the avant-garde artist with his hands moving in circles in front of his face, flashing the cheeky grin and bulging eyes that became as well-known as his proclamation: “Art is an explosion!”