Chris Arnade Walks the World

Chris Arnade Walks the World

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A small photo essay on one bad thing and one good thing in Japan. Then a rant.

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Aug 09, 2023
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After a week walking across Japan, I drunk tweeted the above cover photo with the line “Japan has very sad parks.” It was an offhand comment thrown out after a week of frustration. I usually use small neighborhood pocket parks to rest during long walks, and was expecting Japan to have great ones, given how well it does everything else, but by the end of…

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