For those unfamiliar with fugu, the toxicity of the fish comes from tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin that is located in the fish’s organs, especially its ovaries, liver, and even in its skin. One wrong cut and the entire fish is contaminated. The poison causes paralysis and people eventually die from asphyxiation.
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Have you heard of the island Miyajima? Maybe not, but you’d probably recognize the one thing it’s famous for: the “floating torri.”. Subject of a thousand postcards, this orange gate
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I spent the entire day on Monday sprawled on my friend Anna’s futon in the tiny town of Kakegawa. I didn’t see a single new thing or have any new
