Thanksgiving at Ako castle
This year American Thanksgiving happened to coincide with a Japanese holiday called Labor Thanksgiving Day. Since I had off from
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This year American Thanksgiving happened to coincide with a Japanese holiday called Labor Thanksgiving Day. Since I had off from
Continue readingSakoshi is a little seaside town bordering Ako and it is one of my favorite places to visit. Here are
Continue readingJust north of Ako, a twenty minute bike ride from home is a beautiful little mountain called Amako Mountain (尼子山).
Continue readingI has been a while since I have posted here, so now is a good time to post an update.
Continue readingI’ve been playing with a new camera lately, rather than just relying on my phone for pictures (Thanks Jim!). Here
Continue readingAfter a pause for more than two years, because of the corona virus pandemic, Japanese festivals are finally coming back!
Continue readingWe often focus on the end of the growing season for the various foods we grow — we enjoy strawberry
Continue readingReligion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not. Octavia
Continue readingIt is my first spring in Japan and I was really looking forward to it, not only because I was
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