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I Am Become Chainsaw Man, Destroyer of Trees

A few weeks ago my wife and I were invited to dinner and drinks at an acquaintance’s house (you know you’re finally a real adult when you start listing people as ‘acquaintances’) in Kiso-machi. Kiso-machi is a small town even deeper into Kiso Valley country – about a forty minute’s drive north of Nagiso, beyondContinue reading “I Am Become Chainsaw Man, Destroyer of Trees”

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”