(In today’s post – important community building; schlepping up a big mountain to clean some pipes; photos with poor lighting; surprise crabs) In early December, just after I moved to Nagiso, I was informed by one of my new neighbours that our water bill would be incredibly cheap. Now, that’s a pretty suspicious conversational openingContinue reading “Rural Japanese Life at its Most Intense, or, Mountain Pipe Maintenance 101”
Category Archives: Nagiso Life
Coronavirus Coronashmirus (3,000 Dead Globally)
If you’re an extremely dedicated follower of international news like me, you may have heard of this new obscure new disease called the ‘coronavirus’, or more accurately ‘COVID–19′. Now, I’m no expert in medicine, international politics, domestic politics, infectious diseases, advanced statistics, epidemiology, public health, rudimentary statistics, or hygiene or so I’m not qualified toContinue reading “Coronavirus Coronashmirus (3,000 Dead Globally)”
Welcome to the Kiso Valley
A complimentary troop of monkeys has been left on your roof. Hello and welcome to the Kiso Valley Diary – a new blog dedicated to life in rural Japan. In 2014 I moved from my home of the UK to Japan. There I taught English, learned Japanese, met my wife, convinced her to be myContinue reading “Welcome to the Kiso Valley”
Kiso Valley Diary 