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Tokyo Journal International Magazine:
Suwa’s ancient festival in the time of COVID.
White Enso Art & Literary Journal:
An excursion to the sacred sites of Togakushi for the express purpose of getting some peace and quiet. Togakushi turned out to be a magical land—where a racket seemed to follow every turn.
A short video I made from Osaka Chinju Shrine in Okaya’s yearly festival, held in mid-October. Nagamochi are portable arks unique to central Nagano (especially the Suwa region).
One of the boons of Japan’s intense geological activity is that natural hot springs abound. Known as onsen, in most locales they have long been built over and put to work in spas. While the setting may not be au naturel, the earth fired water most definitely is.