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 The Nakamise shopping arcade is just beyond the Asakusa Kannon Temple in Tokyo. We walked down a street with stores selling food and souven...

 We spent some time in Ginza, Tokyo's leading upscale shopping, cafe and entertainment district. I chose a bento box for lunch.It was de...

 My hotel is at the edge of Shiba Park in the Minato district of Tokyo. The hotel shares Shiba Park with Tokyo Tower, a television transmiss...

 I'm in Japan for twelve days or so. Koshun Masunaga is a noted calligrapher in Tokyo.  She exhibited some of her works, including sever...

  In the guest room set up for granddaughter visits. The October 1 theme for City Daily Photo participants is "soft."  Click here ...

 Last week I went to Irvington, New York, and toured Lyndhurst.   Lyndhurst was built in 1838 by General William Paulding, a former New York...

Samuel Clemens -- known to most by his pen name Mark Twain -- lived in Hartford for 17 years, from 1874 to 1891.  He wrote his best known bo...