"You could be killed by eating a poisonous blowfish (fugu) living in our Shonan Kamakura coast" my elderly fisher friends warned me on my...

My long love affair with Swedish sauna culture and Japanese hot-springs (Onsen) would have continued longer, if it were not for a series...

The shock of suddenly following into Vikings footsteps by jumping naked into an icy forest lake remained in my memory for years. And I...

The ocean was unusually peaceful. There was no sight of intoxicated waterscooter-riders slaloming among scared surfers. Actually there...

Am a Japan based foreign author-turned-lifesaver in Shonan & long distance ocean swimmer. Neighborhood biking & volunteering at our...

With every passing week of coronavirus pandemic, my life was becoming simpler: After a few hours of morning writing, followed by my daily...

Scared by starving beach hawks‘ continuing attacks, 13 of Shonan stray cats are seeking refugee in our voluntarily ran beach shelter .....

Regardless the State of Emergency introduced last week all over Japan, the life in our animal beach shelter goes on. The stray cats...