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Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus, allelúia
Itaque epulémur in ázymis sinceritátis et veritátis, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia. Friend and reader: I wish you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Easter.
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Field Report: Hagi, Japan (15 November 2016)
Japan’s Chūgoku region is an incredibly rewarding destination, and I’ve resolved to explore it more thoroughly in the years to come. But for this particular trip, I was happy to allow myself only a brief taste of the area’s many attractions – laying the groundwork, as it were, for a longer and more comprehensive future…
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Field Report: Autumn Colours at Daigo-ji and Sanbō-in, Kyōto, Japan (14 November 2016)
Having known from my previous autumn trips that late November is a better time for fall colours in large parts of central Honshū (except for higher elevations), I wasn’t expecting to see all that much at this early stage of my journey. Nonetheless, the kōyō wave had already begun to transform pockets of foliage in…
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Field Report: Fukuchiyama Castle, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan (13 November 2016)
My love of Japanese castles takes me to the city of Fukuchiyama northwest of Kyōto, where an ancient fortress demolished during the Meiji Restoration now again stands proudly over the lands it once controlled.
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Field Report: Kyōto Railway Museum, Japan (12 November 2016)
When it comes to Japan, my main areas of interest are castles and trains – and no visit is ever complete without me adding to my knowledge of one or the other (usually both). In this post, we turn the spotlight upon the country’s newest major railway museum: a veritable playground for train-obsessed chaps like…
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