Category Japan
Tokyo (Day 2) – In which I frequent a "Maid Cafe" and become a sexy bunny
Last night Amanda told me that, after the onsen, her number one priority in Tokyo was to visit the Akihabara neighborhood, or “Electric Town” as it’s often known. When we got back from Hakone, we headed straight there. With little experience in Japanese-oriented geekdom, I had no idea what to expect. The guidebook simply said […]
Tokyo (Day 2) – Bathing at Hakone
We got naked again today! This time in pursuit of that quintessential Japanese experience: the onsen. Japan, as you know, is part of that volcanic “ring of fire” that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. As a result, it has not only beautiful volcanoes (see Mt Fuji) but also about a million hot springs. These hot springs […]
Tokyo (Day 1) – Cooking dinner with Mari
At 5:00pm sharp, we emerged from the Shintomicho subway stop and looked around. We saw four other non-Japanese-looking people standing awkwardly a few feet away. “Are you guys here for the cooking class?” we asked. Four nods, six introductions, next thing we know a young Japanese woman named Mari shows up and ushers us all […]
Tokyo (Day 1) – Exploring Harajuku and Shibuya
We flew into Tokyo late last night. It was dark, but from the cab I saw forests of skyscrapers, spotless highways and chic business and shopping districts. It seemed sparkly and full of intelligent life, and I couldn’t wait to start exploring. Somewhat unusually, however, we didn’t have any concrete plans for our first day […]
Booked!
It’s official: This year’s installment of “Amanda and Jason tour the world” will take us to Japan and South Korea! For a minute there I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to take a big summer trip, what with the new job and all. But then I remembered that I negotiate things for a […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 