Once a year, people from as far as Tokyo flock to a small town in the mountains around Nihonmatsu. Why? For the Towa Road Race, a top 100 race in Japan. I chose this race as my first 10k. Continue reading Towa Road Race: Conquering Hell Hill
One of the best things about living in the Japanese countryside is the abundance of temples and shrines. Rather than praying in churches or cathedrals, Japanese people make pilgrimages to little wooden shrines that are often buried deep in a forest or hidden on a distant mountaintop. Nihonmatsu has some of my favourites. Continue reading Nihonmatsu’s Many Gods
I found Germany a little strange at first when I moved there, but Japan is on another continent, and that adds a whole new layer of quirky! Or, as my senpai here calls it, ‘Japan logic.’ Continue reading Fukushima and the Giant Peach
Moving house and going to uni all turned out well – I really really didn’t want to leave Exeter! – but now I’m fast approaching an even bigger my-life-will-never-be-the-same-again event.
I’m moving to Japan. Continue reading Welcome to my first attempt at blogging
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