We landed at Narita in the late afternoon and we were headed right to Mt. Fuji, jet lag and all.
This is Japan, which means we took advantage of its frequent and reliable public transportation. That means we didn’t have to pay for a fancy shuttle or rent a car.
Everyone should have an exit strategy from the day they walk in. Too many organizations suffer because they expect one person, or a core group, to stay in place forever. — adrienee maree brown, Emergent Strategy On an ordinary May…
I just got back from two weeks in Japan.
This will not be another “high-speed trains rule, Amtrak drools” article. I don’t need to tell you that the state of passenger trains in the U.S. compared to Japan makes me want to sob each time I stand on the platform at Harlem-125th St.
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I went to Universal Studios Japan in August 2026, on two weekdays, in hostile summer heat. I had a great time. I also made a few mistakes that cost me hours.
Most of the English-language coverage of USJ is either three years old, written by someone who did a press day, or seems assembled by somebody who’s never stood in the Donkey Kong queue at 8:47 in the morning. So here’s my attempt.
Last week I sat down to book a train from New York to Burlington, went to pay, and noticed I had enough points sitting in my account to cover the whole thing. My coach seat for seven hours up the…
I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog making the case that you can reach real nature from New York without a car. My car-free day trip series is built around it. You start at a subway stop, end…