Bouncing Red Ball

Mount Fuji, easily visible from Tokyo, is the highest mountain of Japan and one of the most recognizable mountains in the world.
Especially in winter, when its graceful cone is topped with a snow-covered peak, it is easy to see why Mount Fuji is one of the most loved symbols of Japan.
So much so that there [...]

Chris Willson is a British-born writer, photographer and lecturer based in Okinawa, Japan whose work have been featured in various publications, advertising and documentaries.
His website, Travel67, contains samples of his previous work and an online gallery of photos from his travels around the country. Poster sized limited edition prints of his photos, shot with medium-format [...]

Those who came to Japan in the late 80’s or early 90’s probably have fond memories of telephone cards. Those were the pre-Internet years when the only means of long-distance communication was the telephone; when one 1,000-yen telephone card will get you just a few minutes worth of time to talk to your family back [...]

Climbers flock in record numbers to Mount Fuji in the summer of 2008.
It seems cities and towns around Mount Fuji are considering charging a small free from climbers of Mount Fuji to help in their environmental conservation efforts as 2008 saw record numbers of people climbing Japan’s highest mountain.
Led by Fujiyoshida Mayor Shigeru Horiuchi, the [...]