A sea of Spider Lilies 巾着田曼珠沙華公園
The Kinchakuda Manjushage Park 巾着田曼珠沙華公園 is named after its most famous occupants, around 5 million of them who come to life in early Autumn.
Silent Valley and Invisible Castles 小諸
Komoro 小諸 came up on our radar due to a quaint yet affordable Airbnb listing. The unassuming listing promised us a ‘Earthern Straw Bale
Mountains and Lakes(Kawaguchiko)
Lake Kawaguchi or 河口湖 is the largest and best known lake around Mt Fuji. However the region has four smaller lakes spread around the
Mountains and Lakes
Lake Kawaguchi or 河口湖 is the largest and best known lake around Mt Fuji. However the region has four smaller lakes spread around the
The Weight of the Past
Berlin was bleak. The skies were grey, the trees bare and the city lacked colour. Snow flurries floated by the windows as my
A Kaleidoscope into the past
Sawara 佐原 creeped into my consciousness through a blog about little known tourist spots in Japan. The site described Sawara as a remote
Every Shade of Nice
I was on a streetcar when I caught the conversation, an elderly lady talking to a man, similar in age with a high
Walls of Ice(三十槌の氷柱）
The Chichibu region lies to North-West of Tokyo and lis located in the Saitama prefecture. The region is made of forested mountains and