Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Yadoruya is not your typical bicycle shop. The first thing visitors see are many new bicycles on display, so in that sense I suppose it isn’t too novel, but the next thing one might notice is the well-stocked bar – then perhaps the hammocks in the lounge […]
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A sobering visit to Kagoshima’s Kamikaze Museum
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Stepping down into the restored lodging hut used by kamikaze pilots during the Second World War, I felt a brief sense of relief from the oppressive heat outside. In that very same moment, however, my breath was again snatched away. Like this post? Help us by sharing […]
Monkeying around in the year of the monkey
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Baby monkey
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Welcome to the year of the monkey! According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2016 is due to be filled with monkey madness, good-humoured practical jokes, mischief and creativity (amongst other monkeyish things). There are plenty of ways to indulge your inner simian in Japan, so here are a […]
Blue blossom a first
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Why? – This is the question being asked about the beloved Cherry Blossom trees in Kanazawa. Things have changed in Kanazawa recently. The city known for its gardens, old tea districts and samurai houses is a beautiful example of traditional Japan. Perhaps it is the new blue-nosed […]
Hosting A Live Charity Event in Tokyo
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Playing guitar
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! 4 years on from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, and as my recent blog on Ishinomaki highlighted, there is still a lot of support and development required in the town, and many other tsunami-stricken areas of Tohoku region. While the Japanese government is investing in other economic stimulation projects, it […]
Japan: Country of diversity?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The idea of Japan as an ethnically and culturally homogenous country is a pervasive one, both in Japan and across the world. For foreigners, the idea of Japan as a homogenous country is pretty ingrained – and for most Japanese (as any expat in Japan will tell […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The idea of Japan as an ethnically and culturally homogenous country is a pervasive one, both in Japan and across the world. For foreigners, the idea of Japan as a homogenous country is pretty ingrained – and for most Japanese (as any expat in Japan will tell […]