Central Japan is famous for alpine vistas, secluded mountain temples, and onsen-bathing monkeys. It’s less famous, however, for the influential enclave of foreigners who have […]
Author: Taliskersh
GaijinPot – Hitchhiking in Japan: Sado Island and the kindness of strangers
In May, 2023, I travelled the circumference of Sado Island. Off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Sado floated as a famed place of exile for […]
The Japan Times – The little truck that could: A fresh way to tour Japan’s north
My first ever long-form feature article. It recounts a journey in my little green kei truck, which my college flatmate and I drove from central […]
The Japan Times – Struggling Niigata sake sees a future in Japan’s past
Niigata Prefecture is renowned for its sake (rice wine). In my small town of Joetsu alone, there are several breweries, two festivals, a sake-tasting railway and, […]
The Japan Times – Sleepy Niigata Prefecture has an on-rails booze cruise that’s well worth the hangover.
Read my review via this link or the file below.
The Japan Times – How a dig for Naumann’s elephant is forging Japan’s future scientists
Back on the trail of Naumann’s elephant, I wrote a side story for The Japan Times about the benefits of community-centric archeology. As it happens, […]
The Japan Times – In Nagano, an excavation of Japan’s ancient elephant looks to rewrite history
At the close of my second Japanese winter, I managed to get a piece about elephants in The Japan Times. It was the first ever […]
The Japan Times – Why they’re staying
In January, Japan’s foreign English teachers chose to go home or stay. These are the people who chose to stay.
12 Months in Tengoku – Part 2
Winter Jennifer Roche sat at her desk and stared out the window. The snowy deluge showed no sign of stopping. Scores of thick clumps fell […]
12 Months in Tengoku – Part 1
One year and two weeks ago, I moved to a town on Japan’s west coast named Joetsu. On my third day, a local told me […]