Hiroshima truly is a tale of two cities. The Hiroshima we visited was a beautiful, modern, vibrant city full of life and energy. There is, however, another Hiroshima-- the city that was and might have been. No number of parks, pretty streets, or beautiful buildings will entirely change this for me-- the spectre of war, …
30 years ago, after I 'blew off' Osaka, I went straight to Kyoto. I remember it was a rainy April night when I arrived at the youth hostel pulling a suitcase and a carrying a large backpack (I planned to stay for a year). Upon checking in, I realized that I left my camera bag …
Oh, Japan, how I've missed you. Okay, I need to preface this trip to Osaka. Osaka and I attempted a relationship many years ago. It was mid April in 1988 or '89 and I'd just flown into Osaka International Airport from Hong Kong. I remember peering out the window of the airplane into the darkness …
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