Monthly Letters

Taking the Long Road: Pilgrimage Routes of Japan

Letters from Japan, April 2024: a trip to Australia, and the pilgrimage routes of Japan.

Apr 26 •

What is Beyond Tokyo and Kyoto?

Letters from Japan, March 2024: my three favorite cities in Japan, other than Tokyo and Kyoto.

Mar 20 •

Where to Visit in Japan? One Island, One Hiking Trail and One City.

Letters from Japan, February 2024: Where to visit in Japan? Only if I knew.

Feb 11 •

In Praise of the Dullness of January and Five Books About Japan

Letters From Japan, January 2024: delightful dullness of January and five books about Japan

Jan 14 •

From an Isolated Island Nation to That Place Where the Continents Meet

Letters From Japan, December 2023: geography and our destinies.

Dec 10, 2023 •

Blue Forests of Japan, Imaginary Trades and the Fear of Not Missing Out

Fall colors season is in full swing in Japan: my stay in an electricity-free onsen deep in the forests of Aomori.

Nov 7, 2023 •

It Was a One Long Hot Summer

Letters from Japan, October 2023 - fall colors, why we travel, love letter to Kyoto and more.

Oct 5, 2023 •

Long Trip to Kiwi Land and Election Anxiety

Letters from Japan, May 2023

May 3, 2023 •

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