November 3, 2024 Another PlaydateA year had passed since my last playdate in the park with Midori, a creative model and photographer basedRead More
October 11, 2023 Emerald GreenOkama, a crater lake bordering Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, is famous for its gorgeous emerald green colors, surrounded byRead More
October 11, 2023 OmatsuriKyoto’s long history firmly and proudly stands on pillars of tradition. Every July, one of Kyoto’s biggest historical traditionsRead More
September 30, 2023 Beneath the MeadowsAround 1830, Mexican explorer Rafael Rivera discovered land with beautiful green meadows. In Spanish he called it “las vegas.” The meadows disappeared when theRead More