Foodpsycho's Blog: Shimosuwa

Vlog #06 - Onbashira Satobiki

Too much fun resulted in too much footage to cut down, so the result is just under six minutes! Note: Videos don't appear in email ...

I thought I was going mad when I heard the whinny of a horse near my apartment. Playing games too much, I told myself. But it turns out ...

Well, this was a surprise... I knew something was going on when I saw a group of people in purple yukaka in my neighbourhood arou...

Even compared with the risky kiotoshi ("tree drop") in Chino the week before, Shimosuwa's is very dangerous. This is no cont...

There are only a few days of the year where the cherry blossoms are ripe: that precious heartbeat of full bloom before green leaves sprout. ...

Excitement for Shimosuwa's Onbashira Festival has been building for a couple of months, but now it has hit fever pitch. Recently, I was ...

These trees, encased in ice due to rare conditions, look like they're made of glass. Phil found them as he drove past on his way to wo...

This year, I'll be approaching this blog differently. Rather than the text-heavy travel stories I've been known for, I intend to k...