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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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45Tigers, Ducks & the Kamikaze: Matsumoto’s Gokoku Shrine
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43The Magic of Togakushi is Just a Day Trip from Matsumoto
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39The Nomugi, Chikuni, and Hofukuji Kaido: Matsumoto’s “Other Three” Edo Era Roads
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41Walk Along the Zenkoji Kaido, Matsumoto’s Pilgrimage Route
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332022 Ice Festival: Color & Ice Under Cloudy Skies
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32Laser Lights & Matsumoto Castle: A Curious Wintertime Spectacle
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36Soba-Making (and More!) in Asama Onsen Village
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53Satoyama Villa Honjin: Where the Edo-Bound Lords of Matsumoto Would Stay
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35Yohashira Shrine & Frog Street: Social Center of Matsumoto
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30Sweet Juices, It’s Apple Season!
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33Climb With the Locals on Mt. Tsubakuro
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36Strongholds of Yamabe: The Castles That Came and Went
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41The Toda Family Cemetery, Where Only a Few Survive
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42The Matsumoto In Between: Tsukimi-Izumi Shrine
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48Take a Walk Through Okada-juku, Matsumoto’s Northern Post Town
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43Swimming in Summer, Beauty Year-Round: Susukigawa Ryokuchi Park
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33Something Old, Something New: Agetsuchi-machi at Night
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44Shinagura Castle: Ruins of the Would-Be Rulers of Matsumoto
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51Japan’s First Toll Road & The Fossils on the Far Side of the Pass
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42The Bacca Brewery: Heavenly Craft Beer in Matsumoto
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40The Kametaya Sake Brewery: More Than You Can Fit in a Bottle
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56Ishii Miso: A Tasty Matsumoto Tradition
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46A Different View of Matsumoto Castle
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31An Unusual Cherry Blossom Season at Matsumoto Castle