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Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco. Wandering around the center of 60's counterculture, searching for vestiges of hippie culture. When I think of San Francisco, the word "liberal" comes to mind. Currently, there is a strong image of the free ...

Copenhagen, Denmark. Explore communities that advocate anarchism, think about "self-management," and goals of existing society. When thinking of Denmark, you probably think of a small Scandinavian country, Vikings, football, and dairy fa...

Machu Picchu in Peru. One of the most well-known World Heritage Sites. Overwhelmed with emotion as walking along the Inca Trail and arrive at the sky city. A world heritage site in Peru. It was a city of the Inca Empire and is known as t...

Baghdad. Walking through a place called "Bagdad" in USA, not in Iraq. Notice that it is not spelled "Baghdad", but Bagdad without "h". I noticed while traveling in US, there are many places with the same place name. Examples of town name...

Marfa, Texas. Experience the warmth of the people in Texas at this sacred place for contemporary art pioneered by Donald Judd. A city in west Texas, USA. It is a town with a population of about 2,000 people, so it might be appropriate to...

Noto Peninsula, Suzu City, Japan. Seeing how contemporary art to evolve in this rare land blessed with both mountains and sea. An art festival held in Suzu City at the tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. This place is part ...

It describes the "special places" visited by the site owner. The definition of a "special place" is a place that visit once and want to come back. Although some famous tourist spots are included, there may be many places that are less we...

Dazzled by the glare of the dry lake along Interstate 15 on the border between California and Nevada, together with the light of a mysterious tower in the distance. Eastern California bordering Nevada. A dry lake that stretches along Int...

A world-famous casino city. Enjoying the extraordinary in Entertainment City. Needless to say, Las Vegas is the world-famous Casino, entertainment and resort city. You may have a strong image of the Casino facilities attached to the hote...

Nakanojo town in Gunma, Japan. A successful “local” art festival. The nostalgic memories of a long time ago are revived around the artworks in the abandoned school and house. Since 2000, art festivals have been held all around Japan. As ...