Links (Last Updated on 2011/03/12)

Airport / Airlines

• [Airlines] American Airlines - My long time preferred airline company.
• [Airlines] Japan Airlines - I take commuting flights between Narita and Nagoya
• [Airlines] United Airlines - The airline company I used for this trip
• [Airlines] AirTran
• [Airport] Beijing Capital International Airport - Airport I used to go to visit factory in China.
• [Airport] Centrair (Central Japan International Airport) - An international airport located south of Nagoya city about 30 minutes by a train
• [Airport] Chicago O'Hare International Airport - Airport located in west of Chicago. Had bad reputation on delayed flights (but the airport itself is pretty big)
• [Airport] Dallas Fort Worth International Airport - Located in TX, A major hub for American Airlines, the airport I used to transit
• [Airport] Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Country Airport
• [Airport] Denver International Airport - Located northeast of downtown Denver,
• [Airport] Indianapolis International Airport - The airport I used to fly out of Indianapolis
• [Airport] Kansai International Airport - Located west of Osaka city, in a middle of ocean. World's most expensive airport to land
• [Airport] Los Angles International Airport
• [Airport] Louisville International Airport
• [Airport] Narita International Airport - Located East of Tokyo, tales about one hour via Narita Express serviced by JR East
• [Airport] New York La Guardia International Airport
• [Airport] Pensacola Regional Airport - Located in Pensacola, FL.
• [Airport] Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Located at SW of Washington D.C.
• [Airport] San Diego International Airport - Located in San Diego
• [Airport] Beijing Capital International Airport
• [Airport] Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - One of the world's busiest airport.
• [Airport] Lambert-St. Louis International Airport - Located west of St. Louis.
• [Airport] McAllen International Airport - Located just north of U.S. and Mexico border. I have to fly here to go to factory in Mexico.
• [Airport] Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Located in Phoenix, AZ
• [Airport] Wichita Mid-Continent Airport - The main airport I used to use all the time during my school years
• [Airport] Centrair (Central Japan International Airport) - An international airport located south of Nagoya city about 30 minutes by a train
• [Airport] Bemidji Regional Airport
• [Airport] Minneapolis, St Paul airport - The airport I used in the middle of winter

Transportation (Japan/US)

• Kansai International Airport Limousine Bus - A bus service you could use to save money and have all the baggage carried to convenient location
• [Railways] Japan Railways (West) - A branch of nationwide railway system, covering western part of Japan. Cities include Osaka and Kobe KYUSHU / SHIKOKU / WEST / CENTRAL / EAST / HOKKAIDO
• [Railways] Japan Railways (Central) - A branch of nationwide railway system, covering central part of Japan, City includes Nagoya
• [Railways] Nagoya Railways (Meitetsu) - A railway network mainly for Aichi prefecture
• [Rental Car] Hertz Rent-A-Car - Place where I got a car for the trip
• [Rental Car] Enterprise Rent-A-Car -
• [Transportation] Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - So called METRO, a subway system connecting airport, hotel, Smithsonian and more
• [Parking] Park 'N Fly - Parking at DTW
• [Transportation] Nagoya City Transit
• Railways in Japan (Japan Railway)
• Rental Car in the U.S. Avis / Enterprise / Hertz

Hotels

• Kobe Luminous Hotel - The hotel I stay when I visit Kobe for business trip. Tiny room but, works?!
• Washington Suites at Alexandria - The place I stayed
• Holiday Inn
• Marriot Group Hotels (Fairfield Inn, Residence Inn, Towne Plane) - a network of hotels
• La Quinta Inn and Suites - A pretty nice hotel. I just use them sometimes when I cannot get room at Fairfield Inn

Restaurant (Japan/US)

• [Restaurant] Seaside Mizuhoan - Kobe, Japan. A noodle shop which can see the Akashi Kaikyo bridge from the window
• [Restaurant] Gyoza No Osho - A popular nationwide Chinese food franchise
• [Restaurant] Gyuukaku - A BBQ place
• [Restaurant] Nakau - A popular Japanese food restaurant, some of them are open for 24 hours.
• [Restaurant] Coco Ichibanya Restaurant
• [Restaurant] The Meshiya - A restaurant I used in Kobe, cafeteria style, lots of meal choice
• [Restaurant] Yoshinoya - Famous in fast service and beef bowl (Gyu-don)
• [Restaurant] Ekimae - An Izakaya (seafood, sushi and drinks)

• [Restaurant] Chili's Grill & Bar Family Restaurant - National franchise, American food
• [Restaurant] Ruby Tuesday Restaurant - One of very common American food restaurant. They have a fancy lamonade.
• [Fastfood] Jimmy John's -
• [Restaurant] Jolly Roger's Restaurant - The restaurant where I had a dinner at Oceanside, CA
• [Restaurant] The Steak Escape - A fast food place where I had my lunch
• [Fastfood] McDonald's - Do I need to tell what this is?
• [Fastfood] Panda Express - Chinese fast food. I used a lot when I visited
• Cinnabon - My dad liked this
• Duke's Market Cafe -
• California Pizza Kitchen -

• Mister Donut

• Seaside Mizuhoan - A noodle shop which can see the Akashi Kaikyo bridge from the window

• [Restaurant] IHOP - International House Of Pancake, American food featuring pancakes

• [Fastfood] Fazoli's - An Italian fastfood, you can get subs, pastas and pizzas. I used to go there a lot while I was in school
• [Fastfood] Subway - An fastfood place you can get subs. You need to know what to put on it since you have all variety of choices
• [Fastfood] Spangles -
• [Fastfood] Quiznos Sub Shop
• [Restaurant] Malone's of Lexington - An expensive restaurant
• [Restaurant] Rocky's Italian Grill

Electrical Appliance, Department Store

• [Department Store] Mitsukoshi
• [Department Store] Matsuzakaya
• [Sweets] Morozoff
• [Appliance] Yamada Denki
• Klein's Deli
• Japan Postal Service http://www.japanpost.jp/
• Best Car Magazine http://car.biglobe.ne.jp/bestcar/brand_new_bc.html
• [Automobile] JAF - Japan Automotive Federation, like AAA in the U.S.
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Superstore, Drugstore, Convenience Stores (Japan/US)

• [Superstore] Seiyu Superstore
• [Drug Store] Sugi Drug Store
• [Drug Store] Sugiyama Drug Store
• [Convenience Store] Circle K
• [Convenience Store] Family Mart
• [Convenience Store] Lawson

My Friends' Homepage

• Crane's Page(Japanese) - Homepage of my math teacher in high school (Link confirmed on 2007/11/11)
  
• Kang's homepage - Korean friend
• Isaias' homepage - Venezuelan friend who keeps blog
• Kyoko's homepage (Japanese) - Graduated from WSU in (?), living in Wichita (Link confirmed on 2007/11/11)
• Shinichi's homepage (Japanese) - Graduated from WSU in (?), studying for his Ph.D in Hawaii
• Shunsuke's homepage (Japanese) - Graduating on May 2004
• Maiko's Homepage (Japanese) - Graduated on ?
• http://www.hrkbenowen.com - My friend Ben is writing a book about royal family
• http://www.comtechltd.com/ - My friend Brian who lives in AZ is the president of this company
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My hobbies

• [Sporting Event] Marine Corps Marathon - A marathon in Washington D.C.
• [Museum] Smithsonian Institute - One of the MUST GO place in Washington D.C. It's free anyways.

USA Life Related

• AT&T - Phone and internet service provider in Kansas, Indiana, Michigan
• Farmers Insurance - My auto insurance agency in Kansas, Indiana
• GMAC Insurance - My auto insurance agency in Michigan
• Verizon Wireless - Cell phone service provider, since...? I was using the one used to be Cellular One,

Kansas Life Related

• Adventure Sports - The place I learned SCUBA diving
• Benton Airpark - The place I learned how to fly an airplane
• Skydive Wichita Home Page - The place I learned skydiving
• [State] The State of Kansas
• [Car Dealer] Scholfield Honda
• [Gas] QuikTrip - Gas station in Midwest

Indiana Life Related

• Duke Energy - Electricity provider for the apartment
• Vectren - Gas
• ViaStar Energy -
• Mohawk Hills Apartments - The apartment I lived for two years while I work at office in Indiana. People rated the place low, but it was okay for me.
• Carmel Tae Kwon Do - A martial arts school I joined.
• [State] The State of Indiana
• [Car Dealer] Penske Honda

Michigan Life Related

• DTE Energy - Electricity
• Life Time Fitness - A fitness center I am using here
• Portsmouth Apartments - The apartment I live (Part of Edward Rose group)
• D.S. Kim's Tae Kwon Do - A martial arts school I enrolled
• [State] The State of Michigan
• Running Fit
• REI
• [Parking] Park 'N Fly - Parking at DTW
• [Car Dealer] Victory Honda Plymouth - A Honda dealer where I take my car for maintenance, repairs
• [Garage] Laird's Auto Glass - Got windshield replacement here

New York Related

• [Storage] Schwartz Travel Service - A place that can keep my bag while I am out for sightseeing
• [Transportation] New York Airport Service - A bus service I used to move between NYC to LGA
• [Transportation] Metropolitan Transportation Authority - 1-Day Fun Pass available at $7.50
• [Travel] Explorer Pass 70(for 3, @$23), 100(for 5, @$20), 130(for 7, @$18) attractions
• [Museum] Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island and Ellis Island)
• [Museum] Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th St.
• Yankee Stadium
• [Museum] Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd St.
• Central Park
• The United Nations (Tour) - First Av at 45 St, Manhattan $12.50
• Top of the Rock Rockefeller Center (Observation) $20 8a-12a, last elevator is at 11p. 365days
• Empire State Building (Observation) - 350 Fifth Ave at 34th St. $20
• Carnegie Hall - 154 West 57 St, Manhattan
• [Museum] Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
• [Museum] The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA)

California Related

• [Museum] Aircraft Carrier Midway Museum - This is a retired aircraft carrier at San Diego. $15 to enter. Hours 10AM-5PM
• [Museum] Maritime Museum of San Diego - I did not got inside but has many ships

Musical Instruments

• Fender - Guitar Manufacturer (Stratcaster...)
• Gibson - Guitar Manufacturer (Les Paul...)
• Gretsch - Guitar Manufacturer (Chet Atkins)
• Yamaha - Saxophone
• Yanagisawa - Saxophone

• [Others] Heian Kaikan - Funeral service
• [Others] Yagoto Cemetery and Crematorium (Japanese) - Place where we cremated mom's body

Nagoya Related

• Misonoza
• [Cell Phone] JAL ABC - Rental Cell Phone

• The City of San Diego - The official city website for San Diego, California

   

• Hyatt Regency Tianjin

Companies and other stuffs

• Leisure, Hobbies
  1. http://www.padi.com/
• Study Abroad
  1. Ryuugakusei.net (Japanese)
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