I lived and worked in U-En Guesthouse, an old-fashioned Japanese-style ryokan in Osaka, for 6 weeks in 2022. U-En features classic Japanese architecture and tatami…
I Hate Canceling Yesterday I went out on a long bike ride across Tokyo to visit my friend who was visiting from Osaka. I like…
I have been going on (and writing about) free date ideas in Tokyo! Today I am going to tell you about fantastic Tokyo date ideas…
Street Halloween in Shibuya was strange. The stores didn’t sell any alcohol, because a few years back, there was an incident where some drunk people…
Transportation to Gotemba 2021 may be the year of coronavirus lockdowns in Tokyo and greater Japan, but Mt Fuji Gotemba Trail (aka Fujisan) was open…
I’m going to tell you what Tokyo is like during Corona, but there’s a slight problem: I’m going to need to know what Tokyo was…
Life abroad isn’t always easy. Mine in particular has been difficult lately. For one thing, I have fallen out of love with my job, a…
Living in Tabata has been nice, but now it’s time to move on. Actually, living in Tabata hasn’t been so nice. Crappy people live here.…
Buddha Photo Ops Statues of the Buddha: sacred religion, photo ops for tourists, or both? Luckily, these little Buddhas in Chiba stand out from the…
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has just won the 2020 American presidential election. 3 weeks after I landed on the Japanese archipelago in early 2020, I…