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80-Year-Old Climbers Vie For Record Of Oldest To Summit Everest

80-Year-Old Climbers Vie For Record Of Oldest To Summit Everest Two octogenarians are preparing to go head-to-head to determine who will hold the record for the oldest to summit Mt. Everest; 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan of Nepal and his 80-year-old rival Yuichiro Miura of Japan are both currently in Everest Base Camp on the South ...

Photo Of The Day: Sunset At Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Photo Of The Day: Sunset At Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto It's difficult to describe the magic of Kyoto, Japan, but today's Photo of the Day comes awfully close. Taken at sunset from the Kiyomizu-dera temple, the image showcases the traditional architecture of the temple, the bright reds and oranges of the fall foliage, the ...

An Enchanted Expedition In Kyoto

An Enchanted Expedition In Kyoto I have just returned from two and a half wonderful weeks in Japan, leading an intrepid, engaged and enriching group of eight travelers through Kyoto and Shikoku. The trip turned out to be full of magic and delight, but as I began the journey, before I knew how it would ...

Better Know A Holiday: Showa Day

Better Know A Holiday: Showa Day Formerly: The Emperor's Birthday, Greenery Day When? April 29 Public holiday in: Japan Part of: Japan's Golden Week, a series of four public holidays in the span of a week that sees offices closed, trains and planes packed and a mass exodus from the major cities ...

Samurai! The Art Of The Japanese Warrior Comes To Boston

Samurai! The Art Of The Japanese Warrior Comes To Boston The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is showcasing a large collection of samurai armor and art from one of the world's leading private collections. "Samurai! Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection" opens this Sunday, April 14, and features more than 140 ...

International Budget Guide 2013: Tokyo, Japan

International Budget Guide 2013: Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan, is a city of politeness, cleanliness, culinary enlightenment and notorious expense. This year Tokyo was listed as the most expensive city in the world, with Japan's second city, Osaka, coming in at number two. But Japan being the land of extremes, there are ...

Photo Of The Day: Japanese Mall Food

Photo Of The Day: Japanese Mall Food When you are in a new place, sometimes it's the most common things that are the most striking. Think about going to the food court at the mall. At home, that's a mundane task, certainly not on the list of anyone with a passion for food or experiencing new cultures. But ...

Photo Of The Day: Sakura In Tokyo

Photo Of The Day: Sakura In Tokyo Cherry blossom season is in full effect in Tokyo. The beautiful, pinkish flowers, sakura in Japanese, are in many ways intertwined with the country's culture. The start of the fiscal and school years falls in line with the blossom season. Virtually all public schools and ...

The Coolest Japanese Souvenir Ever

The Coolest Japanese Souvenir Ever Paper lanterns, Hello Kitty keychains and sake sets make for fine Japanese souvenirs, but if you want something truly unique, how about a gummy of yourself? Fab Cafe in Tokyo uses 3D printing and other technologies to create custom gummies, chocolates and other treats. ...

Friday Rocket Blast To Be Streamed Live

Friday Rocket Blast To Be Streamed Live Earlier this week, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) fired up their Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft in a successful test to prepare for launch to the International Space Station, set for Friday, March 1, at 10:10 a.m. EST. Space travel fans can follow along ...

Video: Japanese Customer Service Is Different From Ours

In keeping with Japan's reputation as a most hospitable country comes this video from LiveLeak. Two Canadian backpackers are attempting to purchase subway tickets so they can visit Tsukiji Fish Market, but have problems with the dispenser. No worries! Apparently, in ...

Photo Of The Day: The Iconic Torii Of Kyoto, Japan

Photo Of The Day: The Iconic Torii Of Kyoto, Japan Today's Photo of the Day comes from our Gadling Flickr Pool, submitted by Luke Robinson. This image perfectly captures the endless, iconic aisles of torii gates in Kyoto, Japan. These vibrant, vermillion arches are located in Fushimi Inari Taisha, a shrine dedicated to ...

Nagasaki, Japan: More Than You Think

Nagasaki, Japan: More Than You Think Outside of Japan, the port town of Nagasaki is simply known for one thing – the bombing that ended the second world war. There are plenty of reminders around the city, such as the striking single-legged torii gate (below) whose other half was blown off in the ...

Instagramming Food: Fun Or Faux Pas?

Instagramming Food: Fun Or Faux Pas? A big topic around the water cooler Twitter this week is a New York Times story on restaurants and food photography. Some chefs like David Bouley encourage snapping photos of your dishes, even going so far as letting you in the kitchen to get the best shot, while others like ...

Photo Of The Day: A Snowy Tokyo Temple

Photo Of The Day: A Snowy Tokyo Temple In the heart of the greatest metropolis in the world lies Senso-ji, Tokyo's oldest temple. Founded in 628, it is one of the city's biggest tourist attractions – and rightly so. An ENORMOUS lantern is at the head of a ridiculously long walkway of trinket stalls, ...

Photo Of The Day: Sumo Wrestlers In Fukuoka

Photo Of The Day: Sumo Wrestlers In Fukuoka In the hierarchy of Japanese sumo wrestling, the Makuuchi Division is the best of the best. Here, Makuuchi competitors participate in a traditional ring entering ceremony, where they perform a series of actions similar to the moves they use in competition. Flickr ...

Video Of The Day: New Year's Celebrations Around The World

As the year comes to a close, here's a look back on how the world rang in 2012. From Sydney to Cape Town, these impressive fireworks displays highlight some of the most famous cities and landmarks throughout the world – whether that be the London Eye or the beaches ...

World's Worst Places: Top 10 Places In The World You Do Not Want To Visit In 2013

World's Worst Places: Top 10 Places In The World You Do Not Want To Visit In 2013 I'm the kind of person who can conjure up an excuse to visit just about any place. I grew up in Buffalo, America's most unfairly maligned city, and so I identify with underdog destinations – places with bad weather, crime, ugly people, rude people, you name it and I ...

The Kimchi-ite: Life As A Foreigner In Asia

The Kimchi-ite: Life As A Foreigner In Asia As a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, white American living in Asia, I tend to stand out in a crowd. It's an interesting and bizarre thing that has become a part of my everyday life. Even living in Seoul, one of the biggest cities in the world, where more and more people ...

Video Of The Day: Take A Walk Around The World

Planes, trains and automobiles are what first come to mind when most people think of the act of traveling. But really, some of the best people and experiences are discovered by simply walking. This fun video, created by filmmakers Kerrin Sheldon and Gaston Blanchet, ...

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