Blog.

Notes on learning, life in Japan, and the occasional detour.

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Understanding something well enough to explain it

A small practice for turning a familiar idea into something you can actually use.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan

Taking the slower way home

A photo note about the small details between one destination and the next.

A quiet residential lane in Shinjuku, lined with homes, green hedges, and overhead wires.

Leaving room for a detour

A travel notebook can hold more than the places checked off a list.

Green rice terraces overlooking the calm sea beneath a pastel evening sky in Wajima.