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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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Venice in Words
While the waters of Venice rise from time to time. The love of reading never fades even if the words on the pages of history become lighter with age. This bookstore honors both…
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Italy and Greece
This last year, 2018, I went to Italy and Greece for my birthday. This happened to coincide with Easter for both the Catholic Church and the Orthodox church. This made the city more…
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