Coldest before dawn
Visiting Nikko after 12 years in eerily similar circumstances.
The Heart of Shibuya
The Centre Gai in Shibuya used to its heart, but not anymore
Shining Bright
A rare in person meeting in Tokyo after an extended exile at home is a unique experience.
Hope
Reflections on a a lonely walk at dusk in winter.
Unusual
Business recovery from Covid is an unusual process.
Rubik’s Cube
An old memory and its asociations.
Mojiko Retro
A day tour in Kita Kyushu taking me to another time .
Shakeout
The East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 was felt strongly in Tokyo. This is my account of that day on March 11, 2011
Mountains of the Mind
Climbing Mt Fuji for the first time
Alien Lands
My first visit to Japan, memories of dislocation and it’s relation to a current world event.