There’s a discussion (mainly in Japanese) going on about Hokkaido Green and Salary Ninja (two of my stories set in Japan) on Twitter. http://togetter.com/li/66026 Most people enjoyed the story and said I captured the atmosphere of Japan well. A couple …
When I lived in Japan, I heard about Battleship Island – an abandoned island near Nagasaki – and wanted to visit. But the island was closed to the public. From JapanGuide: Gunkanjima is a small island located about 20 kilometres …
From Toyko I did a couple of day trips. I visited Washinomiya Shrine in Saitama. It became a popular place to visit after the anime series Lucky Star featured characters who worked at the shrine. I talked to some of …