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Artist’s journal of a trip through Japan gives a refreshing perspective
January 1, 2024 by Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News
MY TRAVELS IN JAPAN: A COMIC BOOK ARTIST’S AMAZING JOURNEY By Audry Nicklin (North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing, 2022, 127 pp., $15.99, hardcover) “My Travels in Japan: A Comic Book […] READ MORE
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‘Tokyo Stroll’ gives insider tips for Tokyo’s most iconic neighborhoods
January 1, 2024 by Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News
TOKYO STROLL: A GUIDE TO CITY SIDETRACKS AND EASY EXPLORATIONS By Gilles Poitras (Albany, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press, 2022, 512 pp, $22.95, paperback) Tokyo is the world’s biggest city, and […] READ MORE
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A wonderful introduction to Japanese cuisine and more
July 22, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
JAPAN EATS! AN EXPLORER’S GUIDE TO JAPANESE FOOD By Betty Reynolds (North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, 2020, 72 pp., $12.99, hard cover) As travelers to Japan know, eating out can be an adventure. You need to know what you’re ordering, how to order it, and how to eat it properly. […] READ MORE
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An illustrative guide to Japan
July 19, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla By Abby Denson (North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, 2018, 128pp., $14.99, paperback) Those prone to wanderlust […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Northwest USA road trip, part 2
September 1, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. On our way south on Interstate 93 a sign for the National Bison Range Visitor Center lured us in for a […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Northwest USA road trip
July 7, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. The goal for this road trip was to meet George Kubota Jr., who I wrote about in my preceding column […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: A most righteous town
June 9, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
I wrote about an Affordable Travel Club host couple who asked me about my concentration camp experience during World War II in the Dec. 4, 2014 issue of the Nichi […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Pollywog goes to Hawai‘i
March 31, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust One of the downsides of traveling to so many different locations is […] READ MORE
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An Asian American family’s first trip to Japan
January 1, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Packed with suitcases within suitcases, the Toyota Highlander swung into San Jose’s Mineta Airport while the Japanese phrases ran through my head. “Nihongo ga dekimasu ka? Wakarimasen.” Do you speak […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Yosemite firefall
December 3, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Older readers may remember seeing bonfire embers pushed off the cliffs in Yosemite at night, producing a glowing firefall like a waterfall. It started early in the last century and continued until […] READ MORE
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