The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » Japan http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The World’s Shortest Escalator Can Be Found Just South Of Tokyo [Travel Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-video/The-Worlds-Shortest-Escalator-Can-Be-Found-Just-South-Of-Tokyo-Travel-Video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-video/The-Worlds-Shortest-Escalator-Can-Be-Found-Just-South-Of-Tokyo-Travel-Video/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:41:41 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18670 In case you find yourself in the city of Kawasaki, Japan (located just south of Tokyo), you won’t find much beyond the local baseball stadium, Kawasaki Stadium, and a large industrial center along the waterfront. However, if you get out at the Kawasaki Train Station and head across the street [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-video/The-Worlds-Shortest-Escalator-Can-Be-Found-Just-South-Of-Tokyo-Travel-Video/feed/ 2 Top 6 Hipster Neighborhoods Around The World http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/26/top-6-hipster-neighborhoods-around-the-world/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/26/top-6-hipster-neighborhoods-around-the-world/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:48:52 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=16329 Once an evasive creature contained to their natural habitats in Williamsburg, Portland and Austin, hipster culture is now globally ubiquitous. Blame it on cultural imperialism, the undeniable twee delight of appliqué birds, or the sheer convenience of ironic facial hair, just know this: The hipster has reached these international cities, and will no doubt [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/03/09/my-experience-during-the-japan-earthquake-one-year-ago/feed/ 0 Where To Find Snow Monsters In Japan http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/15/where-to-find-snow-monsters-in-japan/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/15/where-to-find-snow-monsters-in-japan/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:22:32 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15794 For those of us in that vast portion of North America that has remained snow-free for most of the year, the idea of a snow monster haunting the frigid landscape outside the safe confines of our homes seems a bit abstract. But in Japan, it is a very real prospect, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/15/where-to-find-snow-monsters-in-japan/feed/ 1 I Wish Annoying Tourists Would Leave The Tsukiji Fish Market Alone http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/03/i-wish-annoying-tourists-would-leave-the-tsukiji-fish-market-alone/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/03/i-wish-annoying-tourists-would-leave-the-tsukiji-fish-market-alone/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:31:21 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=13833 I’m crazy for pictures. You put a picture of a cheeseburger in the menu of a five-star restaurant and that’s what I’m ordering. Screw the caviar, unless there’s a picture, it’s losing out to the photo option. Apparently, my quirkiness also works for travel. In particular, I recently came across [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/03/i-wish-annoying-tourists-would-leave-the-tsukiji-fish-market-alone/feed/ 1 5 Crazy Crowd Videos From Japan http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/10/18/5-crazy-crowd-videos-from-japan/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/10/18/5-crazy-crowd-videos-from-japan/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:45:20 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12825 Just outside Shibuya Station is perhaps the world’s most famous crosswalk next to Abbey Road’s. Billed as the world’s busiest crosswalk, this mind-numbing stroll is only accentuated by the pulsating video projections overhead. Tokyo’s subway stations are crowded already, but throw in the prospect of a fireworks show, and you’ve [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/09/13/5-best-places-to-scuba-dive-in-the-world-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-fish/feed/ 3 The 5 Most Frightening “Dancing Squid” Videos http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/16/the-5-most-frightening-dancing-squid-videos/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/16/the-5-most-frightening-dancing-squid-videos/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:20:04 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12389 Odori-don, which literally means “dancing squid rice bowl,” is a dish popular in the Japanese port city of Hakodate, as well as a newly-popular viral video craze. As FoodJapan.net describes the dish, Odori-don consists of a live squid with its head removed and served on top of a bowl of [...]

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