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Travel Walks: Ohori Park (June 2026)

After the castle and the museum, on to Ohori Park next door. A big pond that was once Fukuoka Castle's outer moat, circled on foot — swan boats, intently staring carp, and a Noh theatre. A solo travel walk all about the air by the water.
2026.06.25
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Travel Walks: Hokkaido University (April 2026)

I ended up at Hokkaido University after an internet rabbit hole that started at Upopoy. A vast campus in the city, the University Museum's architecture and dinosaurs, and a little forest that won my heart over the famous poplars.
2026.04.29
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Travel Walks: Upopoy (April 2026)

An evening with Lake Poroto all to myself. Guided by Ainu-language signposts, lost in video exhibits, watching inaw being made in a cise, and then a flat-out dash to catch my train.
2026.04.28
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Travel Walks: Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine (November 2025)

An hour's queue for anago rice, a low-tide Itsukushima Shrine with mysterious rows of timber, and the noh stage on the sea. A solo stroll around Miyajima that ended with a new ambition: to see Funa Benkei performed right there.
2025.11.24
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Travel Walks: House of Light (September 2024)

A long-awaited overnight stay at James Turrell's House of Light. Watching the light program from the tatami, a bath that makes your body glow, stargazing with uninvited insects, and an unexpected refusal of Turrell at sunrise.
2024.09.09
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