Bunburyoudou (文武両道) Substack
文武両道 (Bunburyōdō) - Bun文武両道 (Bunbu Ryoudou): A Japanese term which roughly translates as, "Walking the path of both the scholar and the warrior." A literal translation is, "Literature, martial, both, road." Let me show you the path.
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Don’t stray from the long path
Some time ago I wrote about a famous line from Miyamoto Musashi’s 独行道 (Dokkōdō : The Way of Walking Alone).
Epic quote
The Japanese version of this quote is 「ただこのままで、すべてを受け入れる」(tada no mama de, subete wo ukeireru) but this seems to be a s...
The Monthly Milestone (July 2026)
Greetings to My Readers
I started my Substack in August 2023. Where possible I am still going to try to upload weekly in 2025 on Wednesdays at 17:00 JST. These milestone posts serve as update posts to keep myself accountable with my t...
The Permanent Residency in Japan Discussion
Background
If you have been on 𝕏 (the website formerly known as Twitter) over the past few days, you would know that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in the expat community regarding proposed changes to permanent residency require...
Appropriate use of technology
Judging based on a single talent (or lack thereof)
When I was in primary school I got involved with music. I remember enjoying it to a level, but one of the things that totally ruined my enjoyment of it was the fact that I hated my mu...
Motivated...but lazy
People who follow my blog will probably think that I am quite a motivated individual. I run every day, I enter a lot of races, I practice two martial arts, I have a job, and I just generally have a lot of things going on in my life. I gener...
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Walking the path of both the scholar and the warrior. English/Japanese bilingual. PhD in Medicine. 25+ years of martial arts experience (karate practitioner and swordsman). Marathon/ultramarathon runner. Let me show you the path.
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