While on my last trip in Japan, of all the places I visited, the Yadoya Hiraiwa was probably my favourite. But it wasn't without any rese...

If you've been reading my posts you'll know that early last year I got to attend a workshop on how true Kyoto weaving was done by hand. B...

In China, on November 11th, a holiday has began called "singles day". And while I wouldn't recommend going to China, it is possible to ce...

The last time I was staying in Japan I happened to come across a little shop full of beautiful Antique style Japanese dolls. I can't read...

I don't typically find that I'm that much of a Twitter person. The layout isn't really quite my style. But during the little wanders I ha...

(Borrowed from Google Maps, 7/9/20.) In the days before Covid-19 was a problem, I used to talk a lot of pleasure in wandering idly around...

(A photo of me dressed as a Maiko Geisha, 2017. Photo by Josiah Sillavan.) What Was My Maiko Henshin Like? When you go for a Geisha trans...

(Borrowed from "8 things to know about Neon Genesis Evangelion, the legendary anime now streaming on Netflix" by Allegra Frank and Aja Ro...

Thanks to the Pacer app, it is now possible to virtually climb Mount Fuji without going to Japan, and at the end, you get to keep a beaut...

Spring time will soon return in Australia. So I wanted to reflect upon a suburban tour of sakura some friends and I did together last yea...

One of the things that I love about travel is being able to see how the same fast food franchise can vary from nation to nation. But in J...

When one hears of Nagano, one might be inclined to think of winter sports. Of skiing, snowboarding and hiking. But perhaps the lesser-kn...

Nord VPN will protect your connection like a samurai: Since I was already in Ryozen, visiting Ryoma Sakamoto's grave and a restaurant whe...

Since spring will soon begin in the southern hemisphere, but lock-downs are still in place for all of Melbourne, I thought it might be ni...

(Images used with permission.) Lockdowns might mean that Halloween can't be celebrated the usual ways this year. But for something a litt...

While on my last trip to Arashiyama, I managed to stay in a beautiful capsule hotel that was part of the Arashiyama Randen station. It wa...

For some reason, one is not allowed to take pictures on the Jaws Ride at Universal Studios Japan. But Since we're not, I wasn't able to t...

Sometimes, when you go to visit a tourist location, things can go wrong. If it was hard to get to and impossible to enter, you may wonder...

(Image borrowed from Pexels.) For just 3000 yen you will be able to see Maiko Geisha online! August 16th is the last day of Obon, one of ...

(Taken by me, 2019.) While I was still in Kyoto, I decided I wanted to see the Kyoto Pokemon Center. I wasn't really sure what I was goin...