Nigel W. RuddockJan 23 minWhy.....Notes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019 Monday 18th November 11月18日..........月曜........ ....................do I keep retu...
Nigel W. RuddockDec 22, 20192 minCurious KasaiNotes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019 Sunday 17th November 11月17日..........日曜日 Looking at Tokyo from one of its high obs...
Nigel W. RuddockDec 16, 20192 minClothes pegs, hiphop and Saint-Saens...........Notes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019 Saturday 16th November 11月16日 土曜日.......... A nice sunny Saturday morning should...
Nigel W. RuddockDec 10, 20193 minPlastic swans, Imperial taste, and an Anglican oddity........Notes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019 Friday 15th November 11月15日金曜日 High up above the town of Nikko, at well over 1200 ...
Nigel W. RuddockDec 6, 20193 minThe Japanese have a word for it.....Notes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019Tuesday 12th November 11月12 火曜日 / Thursday 14th November 11月14日木曜日 In British India, the colonial rulers developed areas in the Himalayas...
Nigel W. RuddockDec 3, 20193 minNotes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019Cats, Showbiz and Art Deco Sunday 10th November 11月10日 (日曜日) / Monday 11th November 11月11日月曜日 Let me introduce you to Kuro 黒 chan. She i...
Nigel W. RuddockNov 29, 20193 minNotes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019A wind band, a glut of French Impressionism and a Pacific view...... Saturday 9th November 11月9日 (土曜日) Do you know those novels where the...
Nigel W. RuddockNov 25, 20194 minNotes from the Archipelago - a Japanese Autumn 秋 2019I have never considered November as a time of year to take a break. It is generally a gloomy, cold month. Autumn has said goodbye, and th...
Nigel W. RuddockMay 24, 20193 minA bumpy bus, a Shinkansen, Temples and Sake...Saturday (土曜日) 6th April and Sunday (日曜日) 7th April 2019 I think the sign of a good trip is that when it's time to return home, you are r...
Nigel W. RuddockMay 23, 20194 minThere is something odd about this valley....Friday 金曜日 5th April My host serves me breakfast at my table overlooking the wide ocean horizon. I am about 200 km south west of Tokyo...
Nigel W. RuddockMay 18, 20193 minThe wild Pacific......Thursday 木曜日 4th April Time to leave the environs of Mount Fuji and head down south to the Izu Peninsular (IZU半島) . This is not actually ...
Nigel W. RuddockMay 15, 20194 minFood of the GodsWednesday 水曜日 3rd April 2019 Cycling under the shadow of Fuji-san (Mount Fuji) can be quite cool in April, so imagine my delight at findi...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 25, 20194 minHome of the GodsMonday (月曜日) 2nd April There is a mantra that you will often come across in tourist brochures about Japan. It goes something like this: “...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 20, 20194 minSutoroberi dessertSunday (日曜日) 1st April “…It’s a unique concert, starts at 11am. You need to bring an apron, a triangle bandage, and a hand towel ......I w...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 16, 20193 minAnyone for baby squid?A Japanese Spring Sunday (日曜日) 31st March l It’s fun having friends in Eastern places. I should be thankful I live in near a cosmopolitan...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 15, 20192 minPeter Maxwell-Davies......Japanese Spring 2019 Saturday (土曜日) 30th March Peter Maxwell-Davies, Jo Kondo, Oliver Knussen, Rafael Nassif,...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 14, 20192 minCats, car worship, warm book shops and freezing cherry blossom...Japanese Spring 2019 Friday (金曜日) 29th March At last I have cracked the logistics of leaving Yokohama station to get into town. You d...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 13, 20193 minAn 18thc. garden, a grating accent and sharp swordsJapanese Spring 2019 Thursday (木曜日) 28th March Today is cloudy (Kumori 曇). I decide spend it in Tokyo. There is one garden I would like...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 12, 20194 minGiddy Heights, a much-loved survivor and some fake soup Japanese Spring 2019 Wednesday (水曜日) 27th March It’s always nice revisiting old haunts, so I decided to stay in Yokohama today. The sun w...
Nigel W. RuddockApr 9, 20193 minJapanese Spring 2019Tuesday (火曜日) 26th March - Tokyo Imperial Gardens My first full day in Japan, and I’ve already taken the train into Tokyo from Yokohama (...
