After a long absence due to COVID restrictions and typhoon damage to trails and access roads, the Mt. Minobu Monk’s Run Trail Race is taking place Sunday, November 27. This […]
Buddhism - Japan Journal
Stolen Buddhas
The day after Christmas 2019, a priest noticed a broken temple door. Inside the hall one of the Buddhist altar statues, Many Treasures Buddha, was missing. The temple is deep […]
Japan Journal
Last Hike Down from Akaishi
Rainy season ended Friday and Japanese summer officially arrived so I celebrated. I had a bowl of soba then drank through 3 different bars each more boring than the previous […]
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Foreign reporting takes of Japan as Japanese cuisine
Here’s a fun game for long term gaijin residents of Japan. We all know the Japan portrayed in foreign news reportage and stink tank ‘Japanese expert’ analysts, rarely, if ever, […]