Yakushima: Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine
On our final full day in Yakushima, we drove the hire car counter-clockwise around the island…
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Land of the Rising Sun
Yakushima Moments
After two fairly intense hikes in Yakushima during the prior week, we took a day off…
Jōmon Sugi: Yakushima’s Oldest Resident
After our first two day hike in Yakushima, we took a couple of days off to…
Tokyo Heat
After the some of the worst flooding in decades, Japan has experienced a punishing heat wave…
Yakushima: Hiking through Heaven and Hell
During Golden Week this year, we travelled to Yakushima (屋久島), a small subtropical island off the…
Building Freestanding Wooden Stools
Earlier in the year, I attended a carpentry class at the home and workshop of Francisco…
Return to Mount Kumotori
Having immensely enjoyed the same trail in 2017, in early February this year, I embarked on…
Odawara Art Foundation Enoura Observatory
In Japan, I often find myself lost for words at the beautiful integration of the natural…
Tokyo Snowzilla 2018
The first heavy snow I experience in Tokyo was back in February 2014 when a number of…
Kusuo Yasuda House and Garden
After almost five years of exploring Tokyo (!), it has become increasingly hard to find hidden…
Autumn Around Tokyo
Autumn, and indeed the entire year, seems to have passed in a heartbeat but before we…
Mount Hotaka Revisited
Having been defeated by the hot weather and the treacherous route we took through the Hotaka…