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Less Known Japan

Francis Turner

Visiting the less well known areas of Japan for foreigners

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When the Kami Come to Visit Izumo

Izumo Taisha - surrounded by Kami and worshippers

Note: this post is too long for email so please read in a browser or the app.

I had a plan earlier this year to write a detailed post about Izumo Taisha, a shrine I live a few minutes driv...

6 months ago
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Sake - 日本酒 (part 4 of several)

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So you’ve read parts 1, 2 and 3 and are interested in this sake thing. Where do you go to actually try it? what sakes are worth buying? which ones do you like? and so on. O...

7 months ago
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Sake - 日本酒 (part 3 of several)

[As usual - best read in the App or browser due to the length]

In part 11 I talked about how heating sake gets you a drink that has varied nose, somewhat like red wine or whiskey. That’s one reason why I tend to be less interested in the g...

9 months ago
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Sake - 日本酒 (part 2 of several)

This is part 2 of a series. As I said in part 1, I realize that if I put everything I want to in one post it will be the size of a book. As usual this post is better read in the app or a browser rather than via email

Aperitif - Tamazakura...

10 months ago
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Sake - 日本酒 (part 1 of several)

This is going to part 1 of a series1. I realized that if I put everything I want to in one post it will be the size of a book. As it is, this is still best viewed in the app/browser rather than direct from email

9 year old Hanagaki Kimoto...

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