Japan – Randomwire

Spring—Summer Update

Between entertaining visitors, a fractured leg, and preparing for a wedding, life has been…

Yatsugatake Snow Camp

Hiking through snow is always a lot of fun, and for the past few…

Moss and Mountains at Yatsugatake

Kamikōchi to Mt. Yarigatake

Yakushima: Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

Yakushima Moments

After two fairly intense hikes in Yakushima during the prior week, we took a…

Jōmon Sugi: Yakushima’s Oldest Resident

Tokyo Heat

After the some of the worst flooding in decades, Japan has experienced a punishing…

Yakushima: Hiking through Heaven and Hell

Building Freestanding Wooden Stools

Earlier in the year, I attended a carpentry class at the home and workshop…

Return to Mount Kumotori

Having immensel…

Odawara Art Foundation Enoura Observatory

In Japan, I often find myself lost for words at the beautiful integration of…