by Choi Alexander | Jan 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Even in one single leaf on a tree, or in one blade of grass, the awesome Deity presents itself. -Shinto Saying Covered by a blanket of lush, skyscraper-esque trees, Nikko’s mountains erupt from the earth like green fingers, reaching for the sky. Underneath this...
by Ose John | Jan 25, 2018 | ARI, Nagawamachi, Tokyo
If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of...
by sorens4 | Jan 25, 2018 | ARI, Pollution, Tokyo
Truthfully, I was unsure of how I may process my semester-long experience in Shanghai during my time in Japan. At first, I thought it may be best to separate these two experiences in fear of producing a negative judgement through an unfair comparison. In part I still...