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I visited Tōdaiji in Nara last fall and went again

I blindly went along on a mountain temple visit in

Fox statues at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyot

I thought I could save a little time with some tra

Shogun Yoriie’s mother Masako built this hall to h

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We “accidentally” reserved this room-with-a-view.

If you’ve ever had hand-grated wasabi, you know yo

I went to the hot springs town of Shuzenji in Shiz

One thing about a slow journey by foot is that you

I posted a pic of the front gate of this temple in

Bamboo forest at Hōkokuji in Kamakura. Sometimes I

I had a mildly frustrating research session recent

It’s ume season and normally I would be making plu

I was thinking today that I idiotically didn’t vis

I have a substack newsletter about my language lea

Slowly getting back into the rhythm after my trip!

There is NO substitute for going to the places whe

I hate heights and I have an injured knee, but of

A looooong walk up to see some cave tombs. Definit

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