Travel

Sirens’ Song

The train whisks us past Osaka. It’s the end of autumn. Beautiful green foliage is…

The Birth of The O-Ren

In my quest to catch up with Eastern literature, I started on a third book…

In Which I Grappled with Japan’s Dark History

It was seven in the morning when I decided to head south of my Airbnb…

Shadows of Kyoto

The rooms at the Waranjiya are about nine feet square, the size of a comfortable…

A Visit to Kyoto

I sat by the window typing these words, accompanied by the gentle roar of the…

Observing Shanghai – A Year Later

Outside of central Shanghai lies a small water town called Qibao. A Chinese water town…