Fuji Musume and the Living Tradition of Japanese Festival Dolls
Japanese dolls have long been vessels of prayer, protection, and love. In Hiroshima, Fuji Musume — a family-run doll purveyor,

Japanese dolls have long been vessels of prayer, protection, and love. In Hiroshima, Fuji Musume — a family-run doll purveyor,

A wild boar was spotted playing footie at an elementary school playground on Etajima in the early morning of March



In the quiet hills of Sera, 90 minutes from Hiroshima, lies a little-known temple complex called Imakoyasan (今高野山).

I recently made a return visit to Iwami Ginzan, a sprawling UNESCO World Heritage Site that stretches beyond the remains
