During my short visit home to Virginia, I made time to reconnect with my friend Erika! We both played on the varsity...

Believe it or not, this was my very first IKEA experience. While in America, I had never visited one. The website sca...

FUN FACTS:

-- Hasedera is a temple of the Jodo sect, famous for its eleven-headed statue of Kannon, the goddess of mer...

FUN FACTS:

-- Ueno Zoological Gardens is the oldest zoo in Japan.

-- Founded in 1882, it has grown over the years, expa...

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-- Momofuku Ando founded Nissin food Products Co. and invented instant noodles.

-- Chicken ramen was introdu...

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Harada Farm is a nature resort where visitors can pick their own fruit all year long. Strawberries, cherrie...

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-- Daibutsu in Japanese means Great Buddha and most westerns (Americans) refer to Daibutsu as the Great Bud...

As a slight music enthusiast who still swears by vinyl and one who enjoys digging through piles of secondhand records...

FUN FACTS:

-- The iconic Shibuya Pedestrian Scramble - While the traffic gets its turn, each little corner of the inte...

FUN FACTS:

-- RoozenGaarde located in Olympia, Washington was established in 1985 by the Roozen family and Washington...