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DAILY YAMABUSHI


Why is Not Important

October 19, 2025

Action that leads to the why is

Now first. Then later.

October 18, 2025

Where should your focus be?

If you suck at something

October 17, 2025

There’s less pressure when you practice it

Restrict your timeframe

October 16, 2025

Use Time to your advantage

Couldn’t or can’t

October 15, 2025

Which is it

The Right Direction

October 14, 2025

The right lane

Everything is a priority

October 13, 2025

So nothing is

FEATURE ARTICLES

Here are a few samples of what you find in my newsletter, Mountains of Wisdom.

The Astounding Waterfalls of Chokai-san

The waterfalls of Chokai-san

Yukidaruma: The Japanese Art of Always Building Snowmen With Two Balls Instead of Three Because Why Waste Your Time and Energy?

You had me at 'Japanese art'.

The Town of Dual Dragons

And the legends they created.

Mt. Chokai above the sea of Japan
The Creepy Legend of the Yokai of Chokai-san (Mt. Chokai)

The creepy legend of how Chokai-san (Mt. Chokai) got its distinct shape, and how Yamagata Prefecture's only inhabited island was formed.

Mt. Ubagatake in autumn
What does it mean to be ‘Spirited Away’?

The Japanese title for Spirited Away is Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi 千と千尋の神隠し.

Biscuit Day: Why Do Japanese Cars (and Appliances) Talk So Much?

Why February 28 Is Biscuit Day (And What Your Japanese Car Has to Say About It)

Joining a Local Japanese Coffee Brewing Competition

Notice I didn't say 'winning'.

Japan’s Rothschilds and The Port City of Sakata

Why do I live in Yamagata? Why don’t I live in Tokyo or Osaka with the rest of them?

The Badass Fudomyo’o: Your new Favourite Buddhist Deity

You’ll find him near waterfalls all over Japan.

photo of peeled banana on yellow plate and background
The MONSTROSITY that is Tokyo Banana

‘It’s a piece of crap, but I hope you like it’ - Japan.

On Ramen: The Best Food in Japan

Yamagata in its rightful place

Yamabushi Gear Explainer: The Futodasuki Sash

The vermillion and white sash represents yin and yang, the vast cosmos and the natural world.

My Japanese Hotel Rookie Mistake

It was the perfect plan. If only I had considered how Japanese hotels operate.

Mt. Haguro's Five Story Pagoda
Japan’s Most Popular Destination You’ve Never Heard Of

The pilgrim's lodge village of Toge on Haguro-san

Cucumber Horses and Eggplant Cows

The one Japanese custom the world needs

MOUNTAINS OF YAMAGATA

Here are a few posts of my adventures climbing the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata.

Yamabushi

Here are some blog posts about yamabushi.

Mt. Chokai seen from Mt. Yonetaihei in the winter
Kiwi Yamabushi on Mt. Kinbo, one of the 100 mountains of Yamagata
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