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From Kyoto Thanks to its perch in the relatively high latitudes, northeast Asia is the only part of the region that enjoys four distinct seasons-a climatic oddity that makes it …
Japan: From Kyoto to Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyushu Island, Korea Read More
The Japanese environment is one not bountifully provided with those natural complements of soils, plant resources, animal life, and other features which made for easy productivity of material goods for …
Japanese Environment Read More
What brought faraway Portugal to this unlikely spot? Over a bottle of Dao (excellent Portuguese wine, six dollars a bottle), I put this question to an old and famous friend, …
Macau: What brought faraway Portugal to this unlikely spot Read More
As Tokyo is situated on the Sumida River which pours into Tokyo Bay to swell the mighty Pacific, its former name, Edo (estuary-door), sounds more poetical and appropriate. But the …
Days of Edo in Japan Read More
The southern part of Japan was not only a more productive environment but also in closer contact with that part of mainland Asia in which Chinese culture was expanding and …
The Southern Part of Japan Read More
Daisen literally means “great mountain.” Though its height is only 5,653 feet, it is the highest mountain in Chugoku district, on the shore of the Japan Sea. It is the …
Daisen Mountain in Japan Read More
Among the famous things which Kobe is noted for must be mentioned the so-called Kobe beef, which is, in fact, sent from the neighboring province of Tajima. How good beef …
Japan: Kobe is famous is its Nada sake Read More
One of the cities which have risen from their own ashes, and one which today is a world-famous port-city, is Yokohama, the main entrance to Japan. Yokohama is so near …
Yokohama have risen from own ashes Read More