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 »