Author Profile: Susan Dalzell
Susan Dalzell
Susan Dalzell is an American freelance writer living in Washington D.C. She's a former resident of Tokyo, Japan; Cambridge, England; and Ohio. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal’s Expat blog, Forbes Travel and Tokyo’s Metropolis magazine.
Open Happiness: A Visit to Japan’s East Coca-Cola Factory
When your Japanese friends offer to take you to a Coke factory, you don’t say no. Last week, my culture club – a group of American and Japanese women – travelled together to the Tama Plant of Coca-Cola East Japan for a factory... view more
Sweet and Salty: A Visit to the Meiji Chocolate Factory
Meiji is a pervasive brand here in Japan. They make chocolates, snacks, yogurt drinks, cookies and hot chocolate, among other things. Basically, they make yummy treats. This week, I joined a group of friends on a tour of the Meiji chocolate factory in Saitama, here in... view more
Light Fantastic
Living in Japan, that’s a much easier task than I would have thought: It turns out that the Japanese love light at this time of year. All of this light is a surprise to me. I didn’t have any idea that there would be spectacular public displays of light this time of year throughout... view more
Beautiful Japan: Hakone
Hakone is in Japan’s Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, roughly 60 miles west of Tokyo. It’s called a town but the area it covers includes numerous smaller mountain villages and a large lake in the crater of Hakone volcano. The area is famous for its onsen, baths fed by hot... view more