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Yoshitaka Walk (The 3rd Time…)

Posted on Sunday, May 7, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. Just a very short post. I was unable to get a second post for April, partially because I was busy, partly because the weather was not cooperative, and partly because the wildlife seems to be taking a holiday. … Continue reading →

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Nitta and the Rat Yakushi

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2022 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog November has arrived and although the mornings are often quite chilly and in the upper single digit temperature range, afternoons may top 20℃. Recently we received the monthly city newspaper and something caught my eye. It was a … Continue reading →

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Trailing the 47 Ronin

Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2022 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Friday, June 17th was the first day of the city sports events in which the sports clubs from the various junior high schools compete for a position in the prefectural competitions. Since there were no lessons, I took … Continue reading →

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And I Would Walk 17 More…

Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2022 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. After two consecutive years of cancellations due to global pandemics, the 6th Yoshitaka Walk was held this year on May 4th. I managed to get into a group – the last one to depart – with one of … Continue reading →

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Splitting the Murder Stone

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 by wildinjapan

Taking leave of my friend in Kurobane, I started for the Murder Stone, so called because it killed birds and insects that approached it. Matsuo Basho, The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Penguin Classics translation by Nobuyuki Yuasa) Hi … Continue reading →

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The Fortress and the Waterfall

Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2021 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Here I am during Golden Week, mostly stuck at home. While no State of Emergency has been declared for Saitama, I am being more cautious than the national government, who plan to end the State of Emergency in … Continue reading →

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Hachikokuyama

Posted on Monday, February 24, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. February continues to be warmer than usual, with some early afternoon temperatures topping out in the mid teens, weather we would normally be expecting a month from now.  The meteorological department suggests that full bloom for cherry blossoms … Continue reading →

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I’m Gonna Be (17 Miles)

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. You might remember my post about the Kagekashi Jizo and Yoshitaka.  Well, one thing led to another and it came to the attention of the Yoshitaka Club, who were quite grateful for any coverage of Yoshitaka in English. … Continue reading →

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Crash Site

Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 by wildinjapan

Hi blog.   Tokorozawa likes to think of itself as the home of Japan’s first powered flight.  That isn’t quite true – the first flight was at the Imperial Army’s Yoyogi Parade Ground (now Yoyogi Park).  Tokorozawa can instead lay … Continue reading →

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