Introduction Tokushima Prefecture, an eastern coast gateway to Shikoku Island from Honshū main island, boasts some of Japan’s most dramatic and diverse natural landscapes. From the mesmerizing Naruto whirlpools—one of the…
Introduction In the last post of this GHQ series, I explored how Japanese people were under the salt-starve spell for 26 years. Natural sea salt is, it turns out, an essential…
Introduction I was typing about Shinto’s history, reflecting how its noble origin has shaped Japanese culture since ancient times. Then a distant memory bubbled up: I was 5 or 6, standing…
Introduction I was born and raised as the third generation of my family in a Buddhist-religious institution in Japan, and during my childhood I wasn’t allowed to go into the old…
Hidden truth about self-hatred culture in Japan Self sabotage, self hate, self punishment and self erasing are the things that I have personally struggled in my life for years…in shadow. Many…
Hey there, dear friends. My name is Nori. Twenty years ago, I fled my motherland Japan as an angry 19-year-old, determined never to look back. Now, I’m finally ready to return…
