Travel reflections · 4 min read
Finding Quiet in Higashiyama
The familiar streets are only the beginning. A few years of showing visitors around Kyoto taught me to turn off the main route.
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The History Behind the Japan You See
Modern Japanese history, in lectures and podcasts presented by Rashaad Eshack, PhD.
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Travel reflections · 5 min read
Finding Little Yangon in Takadanobaba
Living nearby, discovering Burmese restaurants, and learning about the journeys that helped shape this corner of Tokyo.
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Travel reflections · 5 min read
Living Beneath Daimonji
Life around Kyoto University’s Yoshida Campus, a café above the trees, and the mountain that became part of an ordinary day.
Travel reflections · 3 min read
When the fields hold the sky
An evening on the Tango Peninsula, and a reflection on the water, rice and landscapes that shape rural Japan.
Travel reflections · 5 min read
Japan, with a vegan at the table
What travelling with a vegan friend taught me about planning meals, asking better questions and sharing the pleasure of eating in Japan.
Travel reflections · 5 min read
Finding Little Yangon in Takadanobaba
Living nearby, discovering Burmese restaurants, and learning about the journeys that helped shape this corner of Tokyo.
