Fifteen Fantastic Froggie Fotos

A collection of frog pictures I took in various places in Japan over the last few months with my new macro lens on the Olympus... Read more »

A Return to the Sepulchral Doctor’s Sha ...

Just shy of a year ago I came across an age-old medical shack hidden in the heart of the Japanese countryside. Brimming with... Read more »

Skritter is an interesting site I came across a while ago which specialises in one particular thing: writing Japanese and Chinese... Read more »

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What's しょうがある？ The opposite of しょうがない, of course! That oft-muttered phrase that reeks of apathy and... Read more »

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We reached the end of a long, winding road that snaked through a tiny Japanese village in Kawatana, infamous for being the site... Read more »

After a stunningly shrewd post by Our Man in Japan, a wily Durf left a snarky comment in reply linking to this blog. It's left me... Read more »

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Have you ever had that feeling of frustration when, having learnt a word one day, the very next it seems to cease to exist inside... Read more »

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The Imari Kawanami Shipyard (伊万里川南造船所) is a favourite among haikyo fanatics not least because of its infamous... Read more »