Hagoromo-cho

September 1, 2016July 17, 2017 Matt Mangham 131 Views 0 Comment Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

Sitting with a group of travelers not long ago, I was asked with regard to Japan, “What’s the deal with

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Calling Ariane

June 1, 2016August 4, 2017 Matt Mangham 2 Views 0 Comment Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

My wife collects strays. A small Parisian dancer standing at the side of a coastal road, with a sign saying

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A Short Season in a Hiroshima (that Never Was)

March 1, 2016June 14, 2016 Matt Mangham 978 Views 0 Comment Matt's Moment

It’s springtime, and you’ve set your heart on Hiroshima, Queen of the Lemon Isles. Good for you! Let’s take a few moments to ensure you make the most of your time here.

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The out-of-towners

December 1, 2015July 17, 2017 Matt Mangham 1 Views 0 Comment Matt Mangham, Matt's Moment

We just sent my parents home after three weeks in Hiroshima. They kept busy. Picnics in the mountains, a two-day

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A Season of Memory

September 1, 2015June 14, 2016 Matt Mangham 718 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Matt's Moment

Autumn takes such abuse as a moth-eaten metaphor for decline. “Knows’t thou not at the fall of the leaf” and so on. Here in Japan, the poets have done no better.