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I wanted to be a writer. Then I became one and realized I wanted to be outside. So now I write about being outside.
Living among the mountains of Matsumoto, Japan with a loving wife and three amazing kids, in a small house with a big rice cooker.
Blog
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40Less-Traveled Roads: Gofukuji Temple and Mt. Hachibuse
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46Hiking Up Through History: The Twin Ruins of Hayashi Castle
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44Ekimae Hiroba: Practical & Historical Matters, Right Outside the Station
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48Kotaku-ji: Quiet Temple, Cool Details
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46Hayashi: Quiet Hood of History, Mystery & Confusion
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46Igawa & Ogasawara: Minor Names with Major History
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47Hiking Asama Onsen – Part 4: The Four Doorways to Gotenyama
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52Hiking Asama Onsen – Part 3: Climbing Daionji-yama
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50Hiking Asama Onsen – Part 2: At the Foot of Daionji-yama
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49History Hiding in Plain Sight: Honmachi & Daimyocho Streets
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62Hiking Asama Onsen – Part 1: No-Name-yama
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40Artistic Tradition & Underground Water: A Trip Down Takasago-dori
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50Myojin-ike Pond: The Quieter Side of Kamikochi
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47Social Distancing in the Hills of Matsumoto
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43What To Do in Mid-Pandemic Matsumoto
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542020 Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival: Cold Beauty & Blue Skies
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542020 Matsumoto Ice Sculpture Festival: Works in Progress
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462020 Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival: Warming Up
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42The Japanese Daruma: Feeding Matsumoto’s Fires
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43Sankuro 2020: Lessons for a Parent of a Sixth-Grader
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38A Quick Guide to the Mountains Surrounding Matsumoto
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51Koboyama to Nakayama: Best Short Hike in Matsumoto?
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45Yabuhara: Hidden Portal to the Nakasendo Trail
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46The Former Kaichi School: Matsumoto’s Second National Treasure