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 […]
Japan Now
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, […]
Japan Journal
The karinto lesson: a good nature makes all the difference
My partner was born and raised on Sado and is always telling me stories of growing up there. I’ll try to write some of them down. This is a tale […]