Usha's Odyssey

A few words about the Yangtze river - The name Yangtze has been applied to the river mainly by those in the West. Chang Jiang (“Long...

During our visits to Hokkaido, once we were invited to Rishiri Island by a young a resident doctor with whom we became friends during our stay at Maizuru hospital. We were excited to go to this small island located North East tip of Hokkaido. There are two islands Rishiri and Rebub along the north east coast of Hokkaido known as the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. Rebun Island is a longish island, and is situated about 10 kilometers northwest of Rishiri Island  and 5

My discovery of Miho museum was accidental. Friends of ours who lived in Manhattan and knew about our frequent visits to Japan had saved...

The Japanese Alps refers to a series of mountain ranges that traverse the main island of Japan. These mountain ranges are divided into...

After visiting the lake district we reached Hakodate by train. We had a doctor friend in this city. He received us and took us to our hotel.  In those days there was no Shinkansen trains available from Hokkaido to Tokyo. We stopped for an overnight  break as we were doing a long journey by train from Hokkaido to finally reach Narita Airport with a stop over to visit Toshiba factory on the way. All the trains went through an underwater tunnel and stopped at Aomori on the w

Our very first visit to Sapporo in Hokkaido was in 1995. Hokkaido is the Northern most island of Japan. We had gone there to attend a...

When we went to Sapporo, Hokkaido for the first time for a conference, our new friend from Maizuru had requested a local doctor in this...

KYOTO is one of the ancient capitals of Japan. Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China. Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century.  It served as the imperial capital of Japan for over a millennium, from 794 to 1868, during the Heian period . I had a wonderful opportunity to see Kyoto at a great depth while in Japan.  My first visit to Japan was in August 78. Kyoto is home to numerous UNESCO World H