20 things we did on our trip to Japan

visited lots of temples shopped in the markets at the temple gates travelled by Shinkansen ate green KitKats trod a fine line between kawaii and genki got told off by a monk walked in our socks across squeeky floorboards frequently confronted the question of Theseus' ship ate cherry blossom ice cream took an outdoor bath … Continue reading 20 things we did on our trip to Japan →

The search for Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda

Michio Kanda is a Japanese town office employee and world-record-holding balloonist who has gone missing over the North Pacific while attempting to fly from Japan to North America. My brother and sister-in-law are part of his support team. They've set up a blog to provide updates on the ongoing attempt to locate him at http://kandaupdate.wordpress.com/ … Continue reading The search for Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda →