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The Bible for any bike trip in Japan is the guidebook “Touring Wave” by Shobunsha Publications. With detailed info on hot springs...

“What the…!?!” One moment you’re trudging through a snowfield and the next you run smack dab into a wall of snow. There aren’t su...

This summer I was blessed with the opportunity to take 21 deaf children on a camping trip into the wilds of Japan. It all started...

As children, each of us in our own time begins to see letters come together to form words we can understand. For me, the names fo...

A sun-blackened hand reached out and presented a busted up old bowl filled to the brim with small green fruits. As I looked up, I ...

Whether on the beach or in the mountains, my little “love bug” a Mitsubishi Delica, is my shelter from the storm. I travel aroun...

My parents wanted to give me opportunities to explore the world of music from an early age and, for some reason, they figured sen...

I was born deaf but, at a very young age, I could still pick up some low pitches. I remember sitting in front of the TV, before t...

With a bicycle loaded down with camping gear, I made my way down to Mt. Hakkoda (in Aomori) in search of the true colors of autum...

With a “See you in a few,” the sharp-eyed “boss” of our crew dived into the darkness of the sea. We had taken a breather from ...

Sitting inside the tent, we were in quite a pinch. We were starting to regret our decision to pitch the tent here, as it seem...

There are times when being deaf can lead to interesting discoveries. One of those instances occurred during a journey to a re...