Japan

Osaka, Japan There are many things I will miss about Osaka when I leave in September. I never thought I’d say this, but live sumo will rank high on that list. A…

Osaka, Japan I quit my job today. I only have three months left in Osaka.

Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan I am off to Tokyo again tomorrow. I had a sneaky plan for J and I that involved a restaurant with hammocks instead of seats, a beer picnic…

Tondabayashi, Japan I’m longing for rainless summer nights, the kind of nights when you buy grilled squid and Kirin from the street vendors, when you laugh with your mouth wide open, when…

Osaka, Japan Nihon-ni daisuki desu! = I love Japan! It’s bewildering that I don’t carry my camera everywhere I go. This country is full of so many wonders, so many precious moments,…

Koyasan, Nara, and Kyoto, Japan And now I’m living life in a series of countdowns: this many days until I go to Tokyo again, this many weeks until I go to the…