Steve Carr

One of the first things that jumps out at you when you start exploring Tokyo is that it is very

  Tokyo definitely takes some getting used to because it is exceptionally unusual, in that the usual frames of reference

  The Japanese are obsessed with cleanliness.  They have their omnipresent public baths and as I mentioned before, they keep

The worst thing about traveling to Japan is the horrific jet lag. I had never experienced this unpleasant disruption in

  In America, October means Fall, the leaves turn to red and gold, and we celebrate Halloween. But in early

The third thing I noticed about Tokyo was how incredibly nice and gentle the Japanese people are. They smile and

The next thing that jumped right out at me about Tokyo was how incredibly clean everything was.  We never saw

The first thing I noticed about Japan was how incredibly quiet it was.  And it wasn’t just the people —

My wife Inna and I had been planning a month-long trip to Japan in October for almost a year.  She