Japan is littered with abandoned mines, factories and other industrial spots, but my haikyo travels to date had not led me to a... Read more »
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Ruins of the White Stone Mine in Vivid Colour
Japan is littered with abandoned mines, factories and other industrial spots, but my haikyo travels to date had not led me to a... Read more »Sexy Japanese Zen Buddhism: Nude Forms
A rather curious piece of art by the group Gelitin is coming to Nagoya. The 'Klunk Garden' is a mashup of a Zen Buddhist Japanese... Read more »How to Argue in Japanese
In a recent scuffle over the controversial whaling issue, I managed to seriously offend a couple of Japanese friends. Political... Read more »Secret Japan Blog Matsuri
What’s your best kept secret about Japan? That was the question aimed at fellow J-bloggers for this month's Japansoc Blog... Read more »10 Beautiful Cherry Blossom Pictures
Sakura Season is almost over and the final petals are falling gracefully to the floor. So before this ephemeral phenomenon has... Read more »Becoming a Samurai – The Ieyasu Parade
This past Sunday on 4th April, I was honoured to take part in a huge Japanese festival. Donning heavy metal armour coloured... Read more »Japansoc Blog Matsuri 2
Last July I hosted the immensely popular 'Weird things about Japan' blogging festival. This time, in celebration of the new focus... Read more »The Hazards of Haikyo and Urban Exploration
Ruins are known in Japan as 'Haikyo' (廃墟) - literally 'abandoned place'. The word has become synonymous here with Urban... Read more »