Archive - Japan Between Eras

The Banner I Got Wrong

I put an old soldier's motto on a samurai's battle standard. My wife, who is Japanese, told me it would make a Sengoku commander wince.

Aug 5 • Japan Between Eras

July 2026

The beauty of Japanese Food

I'm drooling right now...

Jul 31 • Japan Between Eras

5:29

Announcing my new novel The Severed Sky

THE SKY WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE TORN

Jul 31 • Japan Between Eras

1:31

Eight Heads, One Sword

In the iron country of Okuizumo, they still make sword steel the way a myth says the gods once did.

Jul 31 • Japan Between Eras

Train Lover's Hotel Room at Kyoto Station

Miyako City Kintetsu Kyoto Station

Jul 30 • Japan Between Eras

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The Battle of Nagashino

Oda Nobunaga's Masterpiece of logistics

Jul 30 • Japan Between Eras

How a Katana Welcomed Me into the Family

How to Ask a Yakuza Boss for His Daughter's Hand

Jul 29 • Japan Between Eras

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