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When I’m not producing content for my clients, I write and take photos about my life in Japan for fun and post the stories here.
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LIFE IN JAPAN
When You Have A Dream Job
A former friend introduced me to Craig Mod's Ridgeline, a fascinating little newsletter about Japan, long walks, and writing, in random order. I say former friend because no true friend would introduce me to such an addictive source of writing knowing the demands of...
Why You May Never Go To Kochi (Even Though You Should)
Ask many city-dwelling Japanese if they have ever visited Kochi Prefecture in the southern part of Japan's Shikoku Island, and the reaction might include a bit of teeth-sucking. 行くにのちょっと不便だねー Iku ni no chotto fuben da ne? "It's a little inconvenient to get there,...
Escape to paradise with 14 of your closest friends
Atagoya is one of those special places combining history and luxury, the product of a young entrepreneur restoring Japan’s historic kominka folk houses.
The Miracle of the Gorin Church
How the Japanese “Hidden Christians” of tiny and impoverished Gorin Village in the Goto Islands finally got the beautiful church building they prayed for.
Driving at the End of the World
This is the Iya Valley of Tokushima Prefecture, sitting at the edge of the world, sometimes just beyond it.
Desperately Seeking Shoyu In Saitama
Let Chiba have their giants of mass-produced soy sauce. I’ll head west to Kawagoe, where three craft shoyu makers are still creating cedar barrel-aged masterpieces of sweet umami flavor.
The Insanity of 21st Century Japanese Katana Sword making
Though the clients have changed, the masters behind the craft remain the same: madmen obsessed with the quality of their blades.
Learning to Fly (A Drone)
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. Against my better judgement, I am learning to pilot a drone. The fact that I am all thumbs when operating...
Kadokawa Musashino Museum – The Rock Floating On Water
Information about the Kadokawa Musashino Museum, designed by architect Kengo Kuma. This building opened in Tokorozawa, Saitama in 2020.