Bleary eyed, I peered at the strange faces dotted around the room I was standing in. They appeared to be peering back at me. However, that could have been due in large part to sleep deprivation, and my near death... (more)
February 2001
I was observing kyuudou (Japanese archery) practice a few months ago in Tanabe at the city range. It was quite relaxing to watch young students serenely firing arrows that could easily rip a man's arm off. Everything is done in... (more)
Every month contributors to this publication come and go, but a cherished few will manage to grace these pages, offend, exit as graciously and unimpressively as they entered, and then actually be invited to contribute another article. In attempting to... (more)
Two points on the map, and all the spaces in between. Paint a picture in words of all the places I've never been. It's inevitable that the search for Japan should lead me to literature. After all, it's happened before.... (more)
The weather is very cold, but according to the solar calendar, February 4 is the first day of spring. February 3 is "Setsubun" or bean throwing ceremony, when we throw parched beans so that the Devil may go out and... (more)
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