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  • Rengejoin Monastery

    Rengejoin Monastery

    Long post alert! I stayed for three days & nights at the Rengejoin buddhist monastery in the town of Kyosan,… Read more


  • I’m in Paris now, which means toilette pics instead of toilet pics Read more


  • Untitled post 171

    It turns out the first ramen joint I went to in Japan was also the best ramen place I went… Read more


  • I flew out of Japan today and got this stunning view of Mt. Fuji as a nice departure gift. I’m… Read more


  • I’m pretty certain my English is getting worse from disuse here in Japan, as well as from having to speak… Read more


  • The Japanese are fastidious rule followers. If there are rules or instructions for something –and there are alway instructions for… Read more


  • One of the reasons to visit Hiroshima is to see and learn about the A-Bomb Dome, one of the few… Read more


  • Heard it’s warm back in the States. I don’t feel like writing today, so here’s what February should look like:… Read more


  • My favorite “you’ve never heard of it, but you have to try it when you’re there” food has been Okonomiyaki,… Read more


  • My favorite sight in Kyoto was the Fushimi Inari-Taisha, which translates to “the Head Shrine of Inari”. It consists of… Read more


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