On the surface, Tokyo is overwhelming at first. Avenues lined with neon-clad buildings give the major areas a futuristic look while back alleys and shotengai give the place either a run-down look or a local feel. During rush periods, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro Stations take most foreigners, even those of us from big cities, to a […]

I love animals. When I was a young’n, I used to want to be a zoologist. Then I found out how much math is required to earn a degree in zoology and gave up on my dream. But even then, just as now, there were some animals I didn’t care much for. Specifically those of […]