Tag: Aomori

There are very few people here. Some on the shore, a couple on those hideous swan boats on the lake. The waters are placid but they won’t stay that way for long. Autumn brings strong winds, a harbinger of gales come winter. But that season … Continue readingFire and water

Deep in the forest, there is a bed so vividly green we can imagine no better embodiment of photosynthesis. We trudge on pebbles and mud, following the flow of the Oirase stream. We exhale gently for the hike is not hard going and the trail … Continue readingA vanishing voice