11 Japan & More USA Road Trips

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 19 June 2005

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Japan has long held a fascination for travelers from around the world. But its culture and language have often proved impenetrable for outsiders. This week we'll get an insider's perspective on having a rich experience when traveling to Japan. Ruth Kanagy has written a Living Abroad in Japan guidebook based on her years of experience as an American raised in Japan. And, we get another taste of USA Road Trip fever as Jamie Jensen talks to Rick and callers about approaching the roads less traveled in the USA. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Japan, it just may be one of the world's most enchanting cultures and most challenging
0:08.3	for an American to explore.
0:10.4	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:11.5	I absolutely love Japan. It's my favorite place to eat.
0:15.0	The elegance and kindness of its people is hard to beat, and it rearranges my cultural furniture in such a fun way.
0:21.0	But it's tricky travel, and it isn't cheap. If you're heading
0:24.7	for Japan it helps to have an insider's advice. Coming up that's just what we get
0:29.1	from Ruthie Canagi, author of a comprehensive guide to living abroad in Japan.
0:35.0	And for Adventures Closer to Home, Jamie Jensen, author of Road Trip USA, has some tips to share on taking that great American road trip. Let's find
0:44.2	adventure on the road from Route 66 all the way to Mount Fuji as we rev up
0:48.7	for another exciting hour on travel with Rick Steeves.
0:53.0	Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick Staves and this is
1:15.9	travel with Rick Staves. Today I'm traveling to Japan with Ruthie Kanagie,
1:20.5	born and raised in Japan, spent a good part of her life in the United States and is
1:25.3	bi cultural and bilingual and writes a guidebook called Living Abroad in Japan.
1:31.3	Ruthie Kanaggy, thanks for being with us. Thank you, Rick. I love traveling in Japan, Thanks for being with us.
1:33.0	Thank you, Rick.
1:34.0	I love traveling in Japan.
1:35.0	In fact, my favorite place to eat anywhere in the world is in Japan.
1:39.0	And I found Japan the most challenging country
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