Freelance writer, translator and editor based in Tokyo covering human interest feature stories, grassroots social movements, arts/culture, and travel in Japan and beyond
Teshikaga Extreme Cold Art Festival: ‘A place created by gods and artists’
Feature article for the Japan Times
Nasu: Explore the Many Landscapes of Tokyo’s Northern Neighbor
Feature article for Tokyo Weekender
Japan’s indigenous Ainu: Ongoing struggle for rights as Japan confronts issues of ethnic diversity
Feature article for the Unfiltered journalist/reader collective
Get To Know an Unexplored Slice of Tokyo Culture in Bakurocho
Bangkok: City of many diversities
Feature article for the Asahi Weekly
Shozo Street is ‘sacred ground’ for cafe lovers
Local Tottori Accommodations Blend Tradition with Creativity
No labels: A conversation with master saké brewer Philip Harper
Feature article for Your Sake Journey website
Taketa's Chikuraku Bamboo Lantern Festival: Alluring Artscape Meets Community Revitalization
Feature article for Kyoto Journal
Herbal Healing: Two Wellness Retreat Destinations in Tokyo’s Backyard
Can Japan’s Akiya Movement Rebuild Rural Communities?
Feature for the Craftsmanship Initiative
Tokyo DJ Peter Barakan on His 45-Year Career, Why He Quit Twitter, and Sharing Music Taste with Bowie
Visit Japan’s Amami Islands for Turquoise Ocean, Unique Hotels & Shaman Culture
Sennomori: An Onsen Hideaway in the Lush Forests of Mount Aso
Feature article for Voyapon
Explore the Spiritual Side of Japan’s Shimane Prefecture with Local Accommodations