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Field Report: Cherry blossoms and castle ruins in Fukuoka, Japan (28 March 2015)
Every spring, the ruined enceintes of Fukuoka Castle take on a special blush of beauty, with the bare branches of… READ MORE
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Field Report: Old buildings and new blossoms in Fukuoka, Japan (28 March 2015)
It might come as a surprise to many of us – as it certainly did to me – that the… READ MORE
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Field Report: Kokura Castle, Kitakyūshū, Japan (27 March 2015)
It’s a fact that needs no repeating, but I’ll repeat it anyway: I love Japanese castles. And with a tiny… READ MORE
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Field Report: Kyū Hosokawa Gyōbu-tei, Kumamoto, Japan (27 March 2015)
Close relatives of the Lords of Kumamoto once lived within a stone’s throw of the enormous castle that loomed over… READ MORE
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Field Report: Kumamoto Castle, Japan (27 March 2015)
Traditional stroll gardens, such as the splendid specimen we visited in the previous post, are all well and good for… READ MORE
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"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
