Covid-19 in Tokyo Yes, COVID-19 is ‘alive’ and doing what novel viruses do best, I guess - spread itself around far and wide while keeping below humanity’s detection radars.

Japanese Wine Country We’re fortunate that November is still mild (16 Celsius) and pleasant, and as Tuesdays are usually rest days for me, we took a 90-minutes train ride from Tokyo out to the delightful little town of Katsunuma, in Yamanashi prefecture.

My Top 3 Science Fiction Books (2018) This (see picture) was one of the best bento boxes I’ve ever tasted in Japan.

Snowed In (a wee bit) I should have known my previous post would waken snow gods from their slumber. See Mr.