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The Neurotic’s Travel Guide to Kyoto, Part 2
You can read part one of the Neurotic’s Travel Guide to Kyoto here. About these ads
A Neurotic’s Travel Guide to Kyoto, Part 1
Kyoto is for lovers!
Posted in Shinto, Shrines, Temples and Ruins, Thinking, Travel, Zen
Tagged japan, Kyoto, travel
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On Being Sick in Japan
Japan has two kinds of illnesses: colds, and the flu. The flu means you can take a day off of work. If you catch a cold, you are expected to do everything a healthy person does, but you’ll have to … Continue reading
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On Losing Your ID In Japan
The last time I’d seen it, it was 4:59 a.m. I stood in the streets in a robe watching 50 men haul a one-ton shrine through the city on sticks. I sleepwalked home with empty pockets.
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On Autumn in Japan
Here, Autumn starts in August, rather than the September Equinox. It’s September now, but the temperatures still hover in the 80s, thunderstorms still threaten my daily sushi pickup, and cicadas still squawk through the trees like tortured squirrels.
On Being a Total Creep in Japan
The creepiness of men in Japan (homegrown and imported) has become something of a standing joke. The male expats are creepy, and it’s a joke. Japanese men leer on the subway, and it’s a joke. Dance floors in Japan are … Continue reading
