Daily Life / Play / Travels September 23, 2015 Kinchakuda Festival The Kinchakuda Festival in Hidaka City runs every weekend from now through October 4, 2015. Check out the great local food vendors, live music and the nearby farm offering horse rides and a petting zoo.
Daily Life / Travels June 15, 2015 Heavenly Poppies The heavenly poppy fields of Sainokuni Friendship Farm.
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 December 10, 2014 Kyoto: Reaching Enlightenment Our last day in Kyoto included Kinkaku-ji, the Philosopher's Path and Nanzen-ji
Daily Life October 2, 2014 Kinmokusei For the last week, there’s been a sweet smell in the air reminiscent of apricots. Are there fruit trees
Daily Life June 3, 2014 Odds and Ends A few odds and ends from the last week. Old-timey bicycle sighting I was running through nearby Wakaba today
Travels March 29, 2014 Walkabout One of my favorite things to do in a new town is to get lost. Just start walking or
