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Have you ever dreamed of traveling back in time to explore an ancient land? With Tokaido (otherwise known as my new favorite board game) from Funforge, you can do just that. The catch? You'll be playing against your friends and loved ones to see who can have the most prosperous trip.
For couples that wish to explore the rich culture and history of the country of
Across the street from an empty lot in the Osaka suburb of Sakai, sits one of the most famous sites for followers of the Japanese tea ceremony. Tucked between two buildings in a sparsely landscaped lot stands a simple wooden roof above a stone rectangle. Inside that bamboo covered tank a well holds water beloved by the man who refined the tea ceremony, Sen No Rikyu.
The young man writes that he’s staying in a temple on his customs form. An officer questions his entry, “How unusual,” and delays the boy’s entry into Japan as he consults his superior. Within a few minutes the matter is deemed inconsequential and the journey continues on through the airport, onto a bus and two hours later he arrives at the entrance to his temple lodging at Nanzen-ji in Kyoto.
While the narrow cobblestone streets in the Shimbashi district of Kyoto are a priority sight in every Japanese guide book, they can also be some of the most crowded places in the city – unless it’s early morning. The best time to visit is just as the neighborhood is waking up. As the day unfolds, the neighborhood fills with hundreds of camera-carrying tourists from around the world as well as young women playing Geisha dress-up.
As someone who has lived in the United States for most of my life, I have to admit that I spend very little time thinking about Canada. At one point I lived near the northern border of Minnesota, and also in Alaska, but as for spending physical or mental time there? Not really.
Lately the Keystone Pipeline project has been all over the U.S. news. The Keystone Pipeline would send synthetic crude oil from Canada down through several refinery hubs in the U.S. and end in Texas near Houston.
