Japanese Techno Toilets Almost every American tourist comes back with a tale these electronic marvels and perhaps a slight, unfounded… Read more
Category: Travel
The City of Deer
Bowing Deer, Those Cheeky Bastards. Actually, the Bowing Deer of Nara, a herd of wild deer that roam the grounds… Read more
The Fine Art of Fake Food
We chose to stay in a hotel near the Kyoto Station, as it is the hub of the city’stransportation system… Read more
A Bus Tour of Kyoto
For years I have condemned tours, particularly bus tours, as speed-dating tourism, where people careen from one site to the… Read more