Fukuoka Surf Spot: Nogita
Finally got to surf Nogita and it was much better than I thought. Summer isn’t a surf season in Fukuoka so I was not expecting anything great from this chance swell, but was pleasantly surprised. Waist...
View ArticleAmazing photos of the last Samurai
The end of the Samurai era has always been depicted as a crucial stage in the course of Japan history. These photos from the Guardian offers a rare peek into the lives of Samurai from 1860 to 1877.
View ArticleAlmost Kabuto Mushi season in Japan!
Soon it will be another kabuto mushi season in Japan! For us it is our third kabuto mushi season ever since we took home 3 beetles home 3 years ago. While they have passed on years ago, their grand...
View ArticleOld Pictorial Map of Post-war Fukuoka
I found an old (rather comical if not racist) pictorial map of Fukuoka depicting “life” of the 24th Artillery Division stationed in Fukuoka during the American occupation of Fukuoka in 1947 from the...
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