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The town of Uchiko, in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture, once enjoyed great prosperity from the production of sumac wax. Although the… READ MORE
There are just twelve original castles remaining in Japan, four of which are on the island of Shikoku. I visited… READ MORE
I’m no stranger to Okayama, or its castle, or its magnificent garden. And there’s certainly a lot that one can… READ MORE
I’m not an admirer of the Forty-seven Rōnin. I’ve done a fair bit of research on this famous 18th-century tale… READ MORE
In my previous post, we had a look at one of Japan’s twelve remaining original castles. On my way back… READ MORE
There are scores of castles scattered all across Japan, but only twelve of them still have their original tenshu (main… READ MORE
A short hop on the San’yō Shinkansen brought me to Fukuyama, near the border between Hiroshima Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture.… READ MORE
For some, it’s the journey; for others, it’s the destination. And for those of us who choose to stand in… READ MORE
Hiroshima is probably best known for the various landmarks associated with the 1945 atomic bombing, but an island not far… READ MORE
"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
