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Go-Karting in Japan
When I heard that a Japanese company had started offering tours of Tokyo where you got to dress up as Mario and drive a go-kart through the streets of Tokyo, I knew it was something I had to try. I...
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Japanese Hotels
I spent 2 weeks in Japan in March. I had a rail pass and travelled between Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Huis Ten Bosch (near Nagasaki). It had been 3 years since I’d been to Japan – the longest I’d been...
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Japanese Cafes
I visited lots of cafes in Tokyo, starting with the Shirokuma (Polar Bear) Cafe, which is based on the manga and anime series about a lazy panda who gets a job at a cafe run by a polar bear. I also...
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In Spring, the Dawn. In Summer, the Night
My story In Spring, the Dawn. In Summer, the Night has been published in text and audio format at PodCastle. The audio is narrated by Nina Brady. The story is about a battle poet in Heian-era Japan...
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Tokyo and Osaka
At the end of March I spent a week in Japan. I tried out lots of fun activities in Tokyo. I took a kendo class. I went kayaking out to the Tokyo Sky Tree. I went to a Godzilla-themed strawberry...
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