Kyushu

Hadaka Matsuri Getting Naked...In Japan...In January

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Oct 2002 05:32:26 +0000

For most of us, a chilly January morning conjures up images of snuggling under blankets in flannel pajamas, sipping hot chocolate by a cozy fire, or schussing down the slopes in snug Gore-Tex...

Going Dutch At Huis Ten Bosch

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:40:21 +0000

Yoshikuni Komichika is no ordinary tycoon. Not far from the southern Japanese gateway off Fukuoka, he has created a resort nearly as big as the Principality of Monaco. The main modules of Kamichika's...

Cruising Kyushu

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 21:31:31 +0000

It's Japan's southernmost main island, the "Hawaii" of the country. Cruising Kyushu takes you way off the beaten track, away from the tourist crowds of Nara and Kyoto, and to a place that the Japanese...

Hair Color Eleven

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 05:36:47 +0000

Akushun! The director growled a tenth consecutive time. The small cast of four foreigners and three Japanese snapped into their new roles simulating a movie crew busy at a film shoot. I concentrated...

Roads Not Taken

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 03:58:52 +0000

We woke up to the sunrise and the shrill caw of morning crows. The plan was to arrive late in the afternoon and we gave ourselves plenty of daylight hours ahead on the open road. It would be wise to...