Osaka, Japan isn’t the country’s largest city but I think it’s a great destination for solo travelers. The city has a great mix of modern life and traditional Japanese culture and lacks the overwhelming intensity I find in Tokyo. Getting there U.S. citizens only need a valid passport for travel to Japan and the country ...
The early years of Meiji were a crucial time for the fragile new government, but the ambitious young government officials wasted no time in constructing the infrastructure that would lay the foundation for independent (public) contributions to Meiji modernization. These government contributions were quite significant and varied. One of the most notable of these contributions ...
This gritty technicolor of Osaka prefecture retains wondrously in Ridley Scott’s encapsulation of Yakuza lore in the film BLACK RAIN. The smoke-filled pond-lounge of my lung sac translates all the words correctly as I peer into a timewarp into 1989 cyberpunk mechanical glitz. Michael Douglas does his cuss right right into Yakuza prefecture aesthetic and ...
The motto of the City of Chicago is “Urbs in Horto” which means “City in a Garden” and as a result Chicagoans and visitors to Chicago are privileged with some of the best gardens and conservatories in the country. Chicago is dedicated to creating and updating current parks and gardens within and around the city ...
