Daily Life December 21, 2015 Kawagoe Our current hometown of Kawagoe has played a significant role in Japan's history and displays much of it still today.
Play / Travels December 8, 2015 Chichibu Night Festival Danger is in the air—as are fireworks—at the Chichibu Night Festival in the Saitama foothills.
Play / Travels November 6, 2015 Hiking in Hanno: Ancient Temples A simple afternoon hike turns into an amateur version of the Blair Witch Project.
Play / Travels October 9, 2015 A Fruitful Day in Ogawa A day of hiking in Ogawamachi in the foothills of the Okuchichibu Mountains.
Daily Life / Eats / Play / Travels May 7, 2015 The Golden (Week) Rule Enjoying the Golden Week holidays with farmers markets, Oregon beer, phlox and hiking
Travels August 4, 2014 On Top of the World It’s been around 90 degrees for about a month now. The humidity sits on you like a wet rag.
Play July 16, 2014 Hiking Hiwada Before leaving the U.S., we’d started to get into hiking. With the beautiful natural areas in Oregon, it’s not