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Huizhou Ancient City

Odawara Art Foundation Enoura Observatory

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

Kusuo Yasuda House and Garden

Kagurazaka Awa Odori 2017

It’s summer festival season again here in Tokyo and for the second year in…

Kagurazaka Awa Odori Festival

Shibamata Sojourn

Alongside Kawagoe, Asakusa, and Yanaka, Shibamata is one of very few remaining spots in…

Sankeien Garden

Sankei-en is a traditional Japanese garden in Yokohama (1 hour from Tokyo) that was…

Coming of Age Day in Japan

Tokyo Neighbourhoods – Kagurazaka

The History of Film & Jing’an Villa in Shanghai

Last month I spent a week in Shanghai, just before one of the harshest…

Tokyo Shorts – Kawagoe “Little Edo”

Disappearing Guangzhou – Part 2

As luck would have it, on the second day of my new years trip…