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What to bring up Mt. Fuji?
So I climbed Mt. Fuji in August 2022, the first time it had been opened since the pandemic. And there have been a lot of changes since it opened. Below is a list…
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National Cat Day
February 22nd is National Cat Day, Neko no Hi (猫の日), in Japan and has been since 1987, when the Executive Cat Day Committee chose the date. The date 2-22 can be pronounced ni-ni-ni which is…
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Kooriya Peace-Strawberry
The first time I went to Kooriya Peace, I got lost. It was February 14th, and I had just finished up at the Ghibli Museum. I was trying to figure out where this…
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Valentine’s day
Even before the bells have quieted for New Year’s the displays for the next holiday are up. Valentine’s Day. Not the Valentine’s Day of the West that tends to focus on romantic gestures from men…
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New Years 2024
It is time to ring in the new and let go of the old. New year, new me, and all of that. But changes and remaking who we are all the time is…
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My solo climb of Mt. Fuji or bring a headlamp and sunscreen
So in August of 2022 things were opening up in Japan. If this was a good thing or a bad thing has yet to be discovered. I, like many others, had been stuck at…
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Shinjuku Metropolitan Building
It had been years since I last visited the Shinjuku Metropolitan Building. Which, is not surprising given the current state of the world. That being said, I forgot the current state of the…
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Greetings from Kawagoe
This is one of the shrines for the gods that walk Japan. Each year, if possible, many of them descend and are carried among the people. They greet each other and battle one…
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A new old school Izakaya
Right outside my train station, there is an old school Izakaya. It opened just after the new year of 2020. It is still there. A waterhole for the locals and weary travelers alike.…
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Inokashira Park Benzaiten Shrine
It was a beautiful day in Tokyo amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. While many are able to obey the stay-at-home order. I was on my way to work. Before staying in another building for…
