Awaji Island is an interesting place in Japan; it's a small island that sits between Honshu and Shikoku and is more famous than an island that small really should be. People around Japan know about Awaji's famous naruto … [Read more...]
I was lucky enough to grow up Portland, a city with its own, authentic Japanese garden. Japan has always been known for its incredible gardens, so it's been great to be so close Portland Japanese Gardens with its rock … [Read more...]
Unlike a lot of people, I'm not really big on going to the beach. I know that there's this idyllic vision of sun and sand and fun and that sort of thing, but what people fail to realize is that the beach is the gateway to … [Read more...]
Recently, Japan seems a lot like an Alfred Hitchcock movie. (No, not Psycho, but close.) Over the last twenty or so years, the crow population in Japan has simply exploded. They're not quite pecking people to death, but … [Read more...]