Every morning when I’m not at keiko, I wander by Nomori Pond with my camera in hand. The Kawane landscape often feels like a live movie set with its breathtaking beauty. On days 3 and 4 of the Kendo Tour,…
On day 5 of the Kendo Tour, we’ll journey to a quiet corner of Japan, where Shelly Clarke has spent over a decade breathing life into a once-forgotten Kominka-style home. With each beam restored and every tile replaced, she’s meticulously…
Every week, I journey 95km in the silent embrace of dawn to Gokoku Jinja. As the first light creeps, I stand among the sensei (2-3 8th dans and 15+ 7th dans) and soak up the invigorating atmosphere of high-level Kendo.…