High Tide

“Only surfers enjoy a typhoon.” When a bunch of surfers get together, they like to talk things such as their ability to se...

Sage shio no tsugi wa, age shio ja… A rising tide always follows an ebbing one… During the always-too-short summer holidays, my p...

A pleasantly cool breeze, the sound of transparent water flowing by, outside the strong rays of a hot sun beat down. Moving furth...

Umi wa hiroi na, ookina, tsuki wa noboroshi, hi wa shizumu—“The ocean is wide and big; the moon rises, the sun falls.” Every Japa...

There is a 100-kilometer-wide road. Did you know about this road? It would be impossible on land, so, we’re talking about a road ...

What will I buy for Mother's Day? I was thinking about this a while ago as I was walking down the street. Then I saw a poster...

Rising fuel prices, a declining fish population and diminishing returns conspire to against one of Japan’s living cultural treasu...

The day I decided to go, I exited the station and walked down the road alongside the tracks. Just past a yakitori-ya was a tonkat...

“You’re a fool if you don’t climb Mt. Fuji once, but an even greater fool if you climb it more than once.” To rephrase this f...

The silence is broken by the sound of the shutter, reminding me why I love taking photos, especially in natural light. Sun ra...

Slip into the hot water. Rest your head on the edge of the tub and stare at the ceiling. “Ahhh…” all that tension is released. Ja...

Recently I repeatedly heard the word “congratulations.” Although I was not receiving those heartfelt greetings directly, I was to...