Food Glorious Food

Posted by on Dec 18, 2011 in Shiga, Travel Volunteer Journey | 7 Comments
Food Glorious Food

A long time ago, in a prefecture far, far away, we first began talking about Japanese food. One of the things I decided to monitor was my weight because, as anyone will tell you, Japanese food is inherently healthy. Ninety-three days later, I can exclusively reveal that this is a total myth. Yes it’s true ...

On Top of a Mountain, All Covered in Trees

Posted by on Dec 17, 2011 in Shiga, Travel Volunteer Journey | One Comment
On Top of a Mountain, All Covered in Trees

Art collectors aren’t unique to Japan, nor are world class exhibitions of art. But one thing I’ve never encountered before is the desire to take these rare, extremely valuable items away from major cities and move them out to obscure, rural locations. That, I think, is quite peculiar to Japan. We first found this sort ...