"Getting world heritage status can be good for preserving a historical or cultural site. But not always. Sometimes it means crass development and commercialism. This is a story from ..."
"Our first ever matsuri! And what a great one it is! The small city of Fujinomiya (just beside Fuji), holds a festival every year where different groups carry down huge barrels of f ..."
"So, after spending the entire day walking about being tourists...we hopped on the direct bus to Mt. Fuji. After a two hour ride we got off at check-point #5. That is the more commo ..."