JAPAN TRIP VOL4. ART ISLANDS- Naoshima & Teshima (KAGAWA)
We all have a bucket list in life. Places we want to visit one day, things we want to do some day.. It was my partner Damien's first time to Japan but he was very humble and did not have much wish list. He just wished that I spend enough time with my family and...
JAPAN TRIP VOL3. Crystal Blue Waters- Shimanto (KOCHI, SHIKOKU)
After some serious SHINRINYOKU - FOREST BATHING and feeling rejuvenated in the deep mountains of Tosa-cho, we were ready for some ocean and water time. Although this wasn't merely a surf trip and we didn't pack our surfboards, after all, Damien and I are both keen...
JAPAN TRIP VOL2 . Rice fields, Mountains and Kendo- Tosa-cho ( KOCHI, SHIKOKU)
Departing Ichinomiya, we went back to Narita Airport to catch our domestic flight to Kochi in the Shikoku Region. It's about an 1hour and 15 min flight, the cheapest way to get there would be via JetStar on their sales. Our ticket was about AUS $100 one way. Kochi is...
JAPAN TRIP VOL1. Surf Town Ichinomiya ( Chiba)
When I left home, Japan in 2015, I made a conscious decision that I would not go back until I have achieved something significant, until I was confident enough to say that I have established life here in my new home Byron Bay, Australia. I know it sounds weird and...
Autumn and Winter Cleansing. Miso Making Workshop and Macrobiotic Cooking Class
Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae) and sometimes rice, barley, or other ingredients. The result is a thick paste used for sauces and spreads, pickling vegetables or fish and...
“SURF SHACKS ” Book Launch Party @ McTavish
It was 2013 when I first met Matt from Venice Beach, California. I was living in the woods of Chiba, in a humble cottage, 100km east of Tokyo where I could be more close to the surf. Matt was visiting Japan on his honeymoon with his wife Courtney. We were introduced...
