As you read this, my house is in shambles. I'm assuming so at least, since I have set this blog to auto-post. (And the rest of the week's posts as well. Hello, hotel living.) Today is the day the movers come. The internet has been unplugged, the fridge has been emptied, the furniture wrapped and... Continue Reading →
Good Eats: Dengaku-no-Sato (Kumamoto)
Over the Christmas holiday this year, my family and I went to Tochigi prefecture to a ryokan that I have had my eye on for years. I chose it in part due to its snowy setting in winter and also due to its unique cooking style - the guests' dinner is prepared over anĀ irori, or... Continue Reading →
Spotlight: Mt Aso (Kumamoto Prefecture)
For those of you that read this blog regularly, you're probably aware that I've recently moved to Kyushu. This whole island is known as the "land of fire", for good reason. There are more active volcanos here than on any other part of the archipelago. And one of them - for better or worse -... Continue Reading →