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Kintsugi - The Art of The Imperfect

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Where Has The Time Gone...

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It’s been several months since I have put my hands and mind to the keyboard to write something for this site. For those of you who come to visit now and then, you have been greeted only with the New Year’s greeting blog for 2023. Today is now the 1st of October, and it surely has been awhile. But while this page has been sitting quietly in a semi hibernating-state, we’ve been busy elsewhere. Our…

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Happy New Year: 2023!

Happy New Year: 2023!

It’s a good feeling, to be out of 2022. I feel like we have gotten out of the end of the COVID tunnel, in terms of how it has so adversely affected travel and tourism to Japan. No doubt, the corona virus has not magically disappeared, but there seems to be a new resilience to understand this fact, to be mindful of others susceptible to being hurt by it, and to also push ahead with life and with…

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Finally. WELCOME to JAPAN!

Finally. WELCOME to JAPAN!

Today I awoke to the news that Prime Minister Kishida announced in New York that Japan will fully open its doors to foreign travelers. This is very much welcome news, and has been long needed. The Japan economy is getting kicked around, and the yen is an a 24 year low. This is really the absolute BEST time to get to Japan for overseas visitors and we can only strongly recommend for anyone…

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Kintsugi: The Art of the Imperfect

Kintsugi: The Art of the Imperfect

The art of rejoining is something that is very unique in Japan. A celebration of putting back together something that was broken, done here in ceramics, is a very interesting metaphor for living. Remember that choosing how to visit Japan is an important thing to consider. Many people can easily arrive in Tokyo and wander around the streets and the major sites that are very convenient to access.…

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How to Use the Public Onsen Bath in Japan

How to Use the Public Onsen Bath in Japan

So, you have done it. You are in Japan! Hooray! You have come to Japan post-Covid19 and you are ready to dive right in. Just, don’t dive into the onsen bath. It’s not good manners. But why not? Why does Japan have all these rules that restrict my fun? Why are they oppressing me? First of all, get a grip. No one is oppressing you. But after a long day of hiking around you may want to wash up, and…

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The Doors are Opening...

The Doors are Opening…

This has been a good week in Japan regarding the rules and regulations that have been keeping foreigners out of the country for more than three years. Announcements have been made by the government that some restrictions are being lifted. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-pm-kishida-brief-about-new-measures-handling-covid-kyodo-2022-08-24/ Travelers who have been thrice…

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Ready to Take your Order

Ready to Take your Order

It feels like coming out of a thick cloud. It really has been a long dark tunnel of Covid and all the trouble and heartache surrounding it. In some way, the world moves forward and we try to move ahead. We’ve been very busy during the “power outage” of foreigners visiting Japan being crushed to virtually zero, and I am very happy to announce that we are ready to take on the remainder of this…

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Lonely Planet: Best Things about Shikoku

Lonely Planet: Best Things about Shikoku

Our incredible friends at Lonely Planet strike again. There is no doubt that they have developed, and very sensibly too, mad love for Shikoku. This part of Japan really is the “undiscovered Japan” and very much off the beaten track. Read why: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/top-things-to-do-in-shikoku

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Lonely Planet and Shikoku All Year Round

Lonely Planet and Shikoku All Year Round

Our friends at Lonely Planet have written another great article on Shikoku. We are thrilled that they continue to make articles about Shikoku and believe, like we do, that Shikoku is really THE travel destination of choice for a post-corona experience. Shikoku for healing, re-setting, remembrance, and discovery. Check the article out…

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Chichibugahama, and the People Who Protect It.

Chichibugahama, and the People Who Protect It.

The photos that you can easily take with your own camera at Chichibugahama (beach) are quickly becoming a world-wide image for the beauty that you can find in Shikoku. The beach is really unique as you can stand out on the sand during sun set, and with the huge swath of shallow water from the sea capture some amazing images. But this kind of place is not possible to enjoy without people who care…

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Tokushima's Yusanbako: Reviving Tradition

Tokushima’s Yusanbako: Reviving Tradition

Here is a great article, with very nice photography from the Tokyo Weekender about the yusanbako, a kind of traditional box for lunches that is being saved in Tokushima. Excellent write up, and very charming item to seek out when you come to Shikoku…

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Lonely Planet Updated Site

Lonely Planet Updated Site

I got a nice message from our good friends at Lonely Planet this week and they let me know that their website has been updated with more information a lot of very nice photography for the winners for their Best In Travel: 2022. Please take a look around and think about where you might want to travel once we figure out how to live with Omicron and get on with life and…

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Shikoku Traditional Art: KoLe

Shikoku Traditional Art: KoLe

When you travel it’s always great to take home with you some sort of memento. We often spend a good part of our lives looking for the next journey and the next adventure. Sometimes we pick up some sort of trinket, natural object, painting, or decoration. I can look around my house and see things that I picked up along the way, and then when I look at them I remember something special, a place, a…

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Cat Huts Made in Shikoku!

Cat Huts Made in Shikoku!

There is something about “cat people” that marks them as a special sort of people. It is often that they are fanatically loyal and loving and understanding towards their pets. In our house we have a couple of little dogs, so having a cat (much to my youngest daughter’s dismay) is a bit tough for our household. But if you have a cat, love cats, and want to give your cat a bit of Shikoku they can…

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Malaysia's THE STAR promotes Shikoku!

Malaysia’s THE STAR promotes Shikoku!

Another great article on the Lonely Planet Best in Travel award and a nice write up from Malaysia. I’m very glad to see Shikoku getting more promotion in the media around the world. So many people know Japan and have had experiences here, but when traveling east to west from Kyoto to Kyushuu, it is the quiet region of Shikoku that is often missed along the way. Now people are beginning to take a…

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CNN and Aoshima CAT ISLAND!

CNN and Aoshima CAT ISLAND!

CNN has picked up on some of the attention we are seeing on Shikoku for this year. This is really quite superb. This article talks about the best places to visit in Japan and Shikoku, and a few islands in its Seto Inland Sea are getting some attention. Including… CAT ISLAND. Yes, it really is a thing. Check it out! https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-best-islands-to-visit/index.html

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