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Roving Ronin who loves traveling, photography, video making, history, and festivals.
I’ve run with the bulls of Pamplona, hiked the Inca Trail, climbed pyramids in Egypt, been mugged in Mexico, rode the infamous Halloween Train in Tokyo, and searched for Dracula in Romania.
Recent activity
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posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Joma Shinji - Japanese Archery Exorcism Ritual for New Year's in the Travel Bloggers: Don't Forget To Write! Branch
about 1 month ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Giant Japanese Bamboo Snake - 271ft/82meters long! in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Giant Japanese Bamboo Snake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpzUUr8wDR4) ...
6 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Kemari - Ancient Japanese Soccer/Football in the Travel Bloggers: Don't Forget To Write! Branch
Kemari Video at a shrine in Kyoto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBVhjWj_sT4) ...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Volunteering for Tsunami relief/reconstruction in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Actually Tohoku isn't that remote like it used to be. I go up to Tohoku all the time and my Japanese is minimal. There are a lot of...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mt Fuji in september in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
also keep in mind September is typhoon season so there is a higher chance of rain
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Japan for 10 days in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
If you liked Memoirs of a Geisha (I'll reserve my own opinion on that) then go to the Gion area. In the evening you might spot Geisha going...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Immersed in a Japanese autumn in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
when will you be in Kyoto? There are two great festivals on the same day: Oct 22nd - Kyoto Jidai Matsuri (Festival of Ages)...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Nuclear Disaster in Japan in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Well my third arm has grown out quite nicely as has my third eye in the back of my head but the giant radioactive mosquitoes are quite the...
7 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Ganbaremasu Japan! Support Video for Japan in the Travel Bloggers: Don't Forget To Write! Branch
Ganbaremasu Japan! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLZtsvU2vHY) ...
8 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Tosenkyo - Traditional Japanese Fan-Tossing Game in the Travel Bloggers: Don't Forget To Write! Branch
Tosenkyo Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EwjyX5TSWo) ...
8 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
they sometimes film samurai dramas there. I understand they did a series on the Fujiwara clan of Hiraizumi 10 or so years ago
8 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Good book to read while traveling in Japan? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
If you want to learn a bit of the history you might try Yoshikawa Eiji's historical fiction. He has 3 books in English: The Heike Story...
8 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Hiraizumi is one of my favorite places in Tohoku. there's also a replica of it in Esashi called Fujiwara no sato
8 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight in the Culture Vultures Branch
Chimes at Midnight Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOhq0AyRNjY) ...
11 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Tokyo Hooters Plundered by Lusty Pirates! in the Travel Bloggers: Don't Forget To Write! Branch
PIRATES PLUNDER TOKYO HOOTERS!!!...
12 months ago
- Country Japan
- Gender Male
- Website Roving Ronin Report
- Languages English.
- Favourite Places Japan, Egypt, UK, Mexico, Peru, Romania
- Interests travel, history, Japanese festivals, video-making, photography
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