Tag: Japan travel

The Dogs’ Logs


April 14, 2024

by Simon Rowe

 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
― FDR

 Sea kayaking isn’t an activity you hear much about, yet Japan’s coastline is made for travel-by-paddle. 

 I have lived in Hyogo for 26 years and bought my first sea kayak in 2001 — a folding Folbot Greenland II — and later added an …Read More

Book Launch Party

November 26, 2023

Report by Felicity Greenland (all photos by her unless otherwise stated) John Dougill’s latest book, Off the Beaten Tracks in Japan: A Journey by Train from Hokkaido to Kyushu, was launched in Kyoto on Sunday November 19. The event was held at Irish Pub Gnome, with music by Quin Arbeitman on piano, and 35 guests …Read More

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Writers in Kyoto (WiK) is a group of English-language authors working or living in the city, or admiring it from afar. It is run on a membership basis and its purpose is for writers to help each other by creating opportunities for promotion, book launches, readings, the exchange of information, and social events. Read more

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