The List

Puffer fish, known as "fugu" in Japan, is a dish that can kill you if not prepared properly.

Habushu is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting rice wine with a snake called "habu". I added it to my list as soon as I found out that it existed.

All I can say is that it was very emotional experience. You can read more about it in the article if you're interested.

At one point in college I found out that you could go through the parts of the town that were abandoned after the Tsunami and nuclear disaster. Since then I’ve been very interested in going there myself.

Gunkanjima, known as Hashima to most Japanese people, is an island that used to be a densely packed mining town that was closed in 1974.

After seeing pictures and videos of Thailand for years, and because of my general love of Asia, I decided to add this destination to my list.

Let's be honest, digital nomad content brought me here.

A matsuri is a Japanese festival held for many different reasons. They feature street food, vendors, and parades. I was able to help carry the mikoshi (a portable shrine carried by a large group of people) in a matsuri.

Airboats are badass, who wouldn't want to ride one?

Solar eclipses are very rare and surreal. I've been lucky enough to see two of them in person.

I didn't need to travel to the Arctic Circle; the lights came to me.

I've always wanted to go to see one of the most uniquely Japanese combat sports in person.

My favorite place to be is in Japan and I love interacting with locals there so I want to become fluent in Japanese to meet as many new people as possible.

I'm taking the pokemon catch phrase literally and I'm catching them all.

I don't want to get into a real fight, but I'd like to be able to handle myself if I needed to.

I have a few tattoos of my own and the process is very interesting, so I decided to learn to do it myself.

I want to start a business that I can run completely online from anywhere in the world. It needs to be a business that provides real value to my customers.