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Sudoku, and The Hardest Thing About Learning Japanese

Lessons in Time From Haguro-san

Kumomi: The Next Japanese Sensation

The Revenge of Tokyo Banana

Visiting The Last Samurai Jinja in Sakata

The Land of Salmon and Sake: How Sakata (Sake Rice Field) got its name

Debuting in a Japanese Drama

The Rising Sun in The Land of The Rising Sun

Why is this Buddha EVERYWHERE in Japan?

Tengu, Ninja Masters, and Big Head Forests

October in the Land of the Rising Sun

Early Access: Meeting Japan's Creepiest Monster

Close Encounters of the Tengu Kind

What does it mean to be 'Spirited Away'?

Mountains and Moments

I spent a week in the Japanese mountains training as an ascetic.

This Yamabushi Brought Me To Tears

The World's Best Dojo

Why do Yamabushi do Yamabushi Training?

Cucumber Horses and Eggplant Cows

Day Lily Peak Solo Hike

What The Mountains of Japan Taught Me

Can you believe this is *not* Tokyo?

My Love Affair with North Japan's Tallest Peak

The Most Popular Destination in Japan You've Never Heard Of

Secrets of Yamabushi: Japan's Mountain Monks

Secrets of Yamabushi: Japan's Mountain Monks

What does The Last Samurai have to with Japan's Silk Industry?

PODCAST: Japan's Rothschilds and The Port City of Sakata

Japan's Rothschilds and The Port City of Sakata

The Monstrosity that is Tokyo Banana

The Badass Fudomyo’o: Your new Favourite Buddhist Deity

Japan is in the year 2683?

Matsuo Basho and The Power of Haiku

The Deep Meaning Behind Tea Ceremony's Most Famous Concept

One with the Mountains

What do Yamabushi do? What does it mean to be a Yamabushi?

Dealing with death: Some practical Yamabushi advice

The REAL star of Japanese cuisine

The Uniquely Japanese Superpower

Uketamo and What The Mountains Teach You

YouTube, Yokai, and Yamabushi

Japan's Two Biggest Obsessions

Prescribe Nature

Podcasts, witch's eyes, Japan's Medusa and the Mountains of Yamagata

Want to be interesting?

From one edge of the world to the other

On Ramen: The Best Food in Japan

The Japanese Tradition of Setsubun

Solace in the Form of Acceptance

These Monks Did What Exactly?

Atomic Habits highlights something the Japanese have known for millennia

Why I’m Hiking the 100 Famous Mountains Of Yamagata