eli's japan blog https://japan.elifessler.com a writing & cross-cultural archival project by eli fessler (@frozenpandaman) Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:13:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://japan.elifessler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-inkan-32x32.png eli's japan blog https://japan.elifessler.com 32 32 Mini-trip #4: How do I keep finding myself in Saga? https://japan.elifessler.com/2026/02/28/mini-trip-4-how-do-i-keep-finding-myself-in-saga/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2026/02/28/mini-trip-4-how-do-i-keep-finding-myself-in-saga/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:20:12 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=4481 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2026/02/28/mini-trip-4-how-do-i-keep-finding-myself-in-saga/feed/ 0 From Nagoya to Nagoya, riding the Iida Line and KURURUing through Nagano https://japan.elifessler.com/2026/01/30/nagoya-to-nagoya-iida-line-nagano/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2026/01/30/nagoya-to-nagoya-iida-line-nagano/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:20:54 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=4106 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2026/01/30/nagoya-to-nagoya-iida-line-nagano/feed/ 0 SNOOOOOOW IN HOKKAIDOOOOO! https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/11/18/snow-in-hokkaido/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/11/18/snow-in-hokkaido/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:47:29 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=3417 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/11/18/snow-in-hokkaido/feed/ 1 Mini-trip #3: Seishun 18-ing to Onomichi & the end of Honshu https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/09/18/mini-trip-3-seishun-18-onomichi-shimonoseki/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/09/18/mini-trip-3-seishun-18-onomichi-shimonoseki/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:47:10 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=3194 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/09/18/mini-trip-3-seishun-18-onomichi-shimonoseki/feed/ 2 Mini-trip #2: Oigawa Railway https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/05/09/mini-trip-2-oigawa-railway/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/05/09/mini-trip-2-oigawa-railway/#comments Fri, 09 May 2025 03:35:34 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=2754 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/05/09/mini-trip-2-oigawa-railway/feed/ 3 Mini-trip #1: Saga, Kumamoto, Hiroshima https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/03/26/mini-trip-1-saga-kumamoto-hiroshima/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/03/26/mini-trip-1-saga-kumamoto-hiroshima/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:14:11 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=2682 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2025/03/26/mini-trip-1-saga-kumamoto-hiroshima/feed/ 2 My “Seishun 18” Koshinetsu–Tohoku Obon adventure https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/11/26/seishun-18-kippu-obon-adventure/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/11/26/seishun-18-kippu-obon-adventure/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:04:40 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=1952 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/11/26/seishun-18-kippu-obon-adventure/feed/ 0 Golden Week in Hiroshima and Kyushu! https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/08/06/golden-week/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/08/06/golden-week/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:58:09 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=1660 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/08/06/golden-week/feed/ 2 The (R)ides of March https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/04/18/the-rides-of-march/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/04/18/the-rides-of-march/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:49:05 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=1437 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/04/18/the-rides-of-march/feed/ 2 Koki Mitani’s Odessa https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/02/21/koki-mitanis-odessa/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/02/21/koki-mitanis-odessa/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:01:45 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=1225 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/02/21/koki-mitanis-odessa/feed/ 10 RRR × TAKA“R”AZUKA ~√Bheem~ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/02/09/rrr-takarazuka/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/02/09/rrr-takarazuka/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:16:17 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=1066 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/02/09/rrr-takarazuka/feed/ 12 The Itami Juzo Museum https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/01/19/the-itami-juzo-museum/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/01/19/the-itami-juzo-museum/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:47:19 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=370 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2024/01/19/the-itami-juzo-museum/feed/ 14 Tomcat’s Big Adventure https://japan.elifessler.com/2023/12/01/tomcats-big-adventure/ https://japan.elifessler.com/2023/12/01/tomcats-big-adventure/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:42:19 +0000 https://japan.elifessler.com/?p=207 Continue reading ]]> https://japan.elifessler.com/2023/12/01/tomcats-big-adventure/feed/ 4 Yotsuba&! 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