As the weather begins to heat up, and the last vestiges of the cold season that once was wither away, we begin to find ourselves outside more, enjoying the sun and exploring the places that our winter selves only dreamed of in a huddled mess under a blazing kotatsu. The seemingly late arriving spring, with…
It is hard to believe that in the great history of Japanese cinema only one film has ever won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was not one Kurosawa’s epic masterpieces like Ran or Seven Samurai, or other Japanese favorites like Tokyo Story or Tanpopo (the Academy Award for Best Foreign…
Arima is a beautiful and quaint little mountainside town located behind Mt. Rokko. Only being a stone’s throw from Osaka and Kobe, it is a hidden oasis for Japanese people wanting to get away for a quiet, relaxing weekend. It’s an insolated place tucked away in the luminous landscape of the great outdoors and is…
The Kobe Prefectural Museum of Art is a modern and contemporary art museum located in the heart of Kobe just minutes away from Sannomiya Station. It was built in 1995, and was part of the rebuilding project following the Great Hanshin Earthquake. It features over 8,000 works of art from Hyogo artist and artists around…
I was sitting at home in late May, feeling a bit lazy and wanting to do something exciting with my life when my friend called me on the phone and mentioned signing up for the Kobe Marathon. Maybe it was the wine, or maybe it was the fact that the marathon was over 6 months…
ç ¥å³°é«˜åŽŸ(Tonomine Highlands, Kamikawa, Hyogo) So I went to the Tonomine highlands (where the movie Norwegian Wood was filmed, based on Murakami Haruki’s famous book) for a moon viewing party. There was dancing, and taiko (two of the performers were JETs) food, etc. Good times basically! Here are a few pictures. There is also a spring festival held on…
Since arriving in Japan I have been in pursuit of the perfect burger to satisfy a burger lust that started as a child when I first bit into an In-N-Out burger in California. I was looking for the perfect balance of meat, cheese, onions, and a soft bun, but so far in Japan, this had…
A photo gallery from Jon Burroughs
A photo gallery from Jon Burroughs