This small castle, located in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, is actually a re-built corner tower from the original Takada Castle […]
Welcome to Japan, Where Foreigners are Exotic Animals
Sorry guys, this post is a little different than the ones I normally post. I love most things about Japan, […]
御朱印第47号 — 善光寺
Sorry I skipped a couple; I’ll get back to them. Wanted to post this one first because it has a […]
荒砥城跡 — Arato Castle Ruins
Doesn’t look much like ruins, huh? Parts of the castle have been re-built, and it has been used in a […]
Snow, snow, snow
In an earlier draft of this post, I celebrated the coming of spring and remembered that last year, it had […]
The WWII Bunker in Nagano
As WWII dragged on, the Japanese military believed that they could face a full-scale land invasion in the future. To […]
From Heisei to Reiwa
Today has been an endless stream of meetings at school as we prepare for the new school year, which starts […]
Japan Stories: Mt. Kurohime
This is the story of how Mt. Kurohime got its name. It’s a love story between a princess… […]
Japan Stories: Mt. Izuna
If you’ve ever seen a film by Studio Ghibli or know anything about Shinto, you know that things in nature […]
Japan Stories: Mt. Togakushi
One thing that is a bit annoying about Japan is the lack of information about shrines, temples, and other places […]
