Most of this day was consumed with taking the Shinkansen to Fukui, but since there was no direct line, I had to get off at Maibara...

Today happened to be the Japanese version of Labor Day, so most of the stores and restaurants that I wanted to visit were closed for the...

Crude awakening this morning! At 6 AM, a major 7.3 magnitude earthquake just struck off Japan’s coast nearby Fukushima, triggering...