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[Toyosu] Mundo Pixar: Twelve Rooms, and the Longest Stop Was Remy’s Kitchen

Mundo Pixar at CREVIA BASE Tokyo in Toyosu, seen with the family: twelve rooms rebuilding Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and Coco at full scale — and the Ratatouille kitchen where I stayed longest. Plus walk-up ticket availability and the sequels now confirmed.

[Busan] A Container-Built Miffy Cafe on Yeongdo, With a Terrace Over the Harbor

Miffy Cafe Busan: three stories of orange shipping containers on a Yeongdo hillside, a terrace overlooking Busan harbor, photo spots at every turn — and one sold-out plush.

[Busan] Miffy Store Busan: Sea-Blue Exclusives at the Foot of the 100-Story Tower

Miffy Store Busan, by the LCT tower: sea-blue corduroy exclusives, a coastal-train collaboration, and queues that prove Miffy’s popularity in Korea.

[Busan] Up the 100th Floor at BUSAN X the SKY: The World’s Highest Starbucks and a Forest of Towers

Haeundae’s LCT tower observatory: 29,000-won tickets, sea-view restrooms, a glass floor, the world’s highest-floor Starbucks on 99F, and what Busan’s forest of 100-story apartments says about the city.

[Gyeongju] A Hanok Miffy Store on Hwangnidan-gil, Home of the Stone-Gray Gyeongju Miffy

On Gyeongju’s buzzing Hwangnidan-gil street, a Miffy store occupies a full hanok — stone Miffy statue at the door, Gyeongju-exclusive stone-gray goods inside, and crowds to match.

[Gyeongju] Walking Bulguksa Temple: The Pagoda on the 10-Won Coin and a Pond of Water Lilies

Bulguksa, World Heritage twin of Seokguram: meeting Dabotap — the pagoda on Korea’s 10-won coin — stacking wishing stones as a family, and August water lilies on the garden pond.

[Gyeongju] Seokguram Grotto: Lost for Words Before a 1,300-Year-Old Granite Dome

Begun in 751 by Silla prime minister Gim Dae-seong, Seokguram’s dome of 360 granite stones shelters a Buddha carved from a single block. On the no-photos rule, the lantern-lined path, and a quiet sense of awe.

[Korea] Driving from Busan to Gyeongju: A Look Inside the Oedong King Munmu Expressway Service Area

A rest stop on the Busan–Gyeongju expressway turns out to be remarkably like a Japanese service area — food court, cafe, convenience store — with hanwoo beef gukbap and meals around 7,000–13,000 won.

[Busan] Gamcheon Culture Village, the Machu Picchu of Korea: A Colorful Maze With a Story Underneath

Pastel houses stacked on a Busan hillside, wooden fish that point the way, a BTS mural, and an hour-long queue for the Little Prince — plus the refugee history beneath all that color.

[Busan] Haedong Yonggungsa, the Temple That Stands on the Sea — Walking Dragon’s Tail to Head with One Wish to Leave

First stop on our Busan sightseeing-taxi day: Haedong Yonggungsa, the rare Korean temple built along the rocky coast. The tail-to-head walking loop, the legend that one sincere wish always comes true, and the single wish I carry to every shrine and temple.

[Busan Haeundae] The Westin Josun Busan: A 1978 Grande Dame with the Beach at Its Door and That Unmistakable Westin Bed

A stay at the Westin Josun Busan, the 1978 grande dame at Haeundae Beach's western end: globally consistent Westin rooms, the signature bed and amenity scents, honest notes on the building's age, and the luxury of stepping straight onto the sand.

[Busan Haeundae] Ride the Blue Line Park at Night: How a Sold-Out Afternoon Led to the Better Ticket

With daytime Blue Line Park slots sold out, we boarded the 7:30 p.m. run from Cheongsapo — and won: Haeundae's skyline lights pouring onto the sea, summer-cool air, and a gale at the foot of a 100-story tower. Why evening is the summer play.

[Busan Haeundae] An After-Dinner Walk through Haeundae Traditional Market, Busan’s Answer to Komachi-dori

Walking off the nakgopsae along Haeundae's main avenue, we slipped down a side street into Haeundae Traditional Market — an arcade of seafood, fried snacks, and dessert stalls whose cheerful crowding recalls Kamakura's Komachi-dori.

[Gimpo Airport] The Domestic Terminal Transfer in Practice: Check in on 2F, Depart from 3F, About an Hour to Gimhae

The second half of the Haneda-to-Busan transfer: the free shuttle drops you at Gimpo's domestic terminal, check-in is on the 2nd floor, departures on the 3rd, with an ID check but no passport control — then a one-hour hop to Gimhae Airport.

[Getting to Busan] Haneda to Gimhae via Gimpo: Korean Air’s In-Flight Bibimbap and the Free Terminal Shuttle Transfer

Flying Haneda to Busan via Seoul Gimpo: Korean Air's bibimbap, exiting arrivals Gate 1 for the free terminal shuttle at stop 5, immigration and baggage rules for domestic connections, and how much transfer time to allow — a first-person access guide to Gimhae Airport.

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