It's been over 5 years and I am done. Time to head back to the US and see if there is anything left there for me. Don't ask me my pl...

As part of my trip to Vietnam my BFFL Jon and I planned a trip to Thailand. First a few days on a small island, Koh Samet, then a few in B...

I arrived and my first thought was "I wonder if they have a Taco Bell here?" I am the worst tourist. I had a few hours to kill ...

For the last three years a group of tattoo apprentaces have been giving away free paper crane tattoos on the anniversary of the dropping of...

I can't believe I lived in Japan almost five years before someone let me know about the magical place that is Rabbit Island. I...

I haven't been posting a whole lot of content on this blog lately, but my sketchblog http://jimmyjanesays.blogspot.com , has a whole bun...

I finally did it. After four years of paying into the Japanese National Health Insurance program, I did something that I should have done a ...

A SketchCrawl is a drawing marathon around the world where people plan meet-ups in their cities. I've always wanted to do it and finall...

R ooftop beer gardens , night runs , non-stop fanning , yukata , homemade sangria , coffee Frappucinos , cold showers , sweaty bike rides ,...

Dear Blog, I am no longer "Alone in Kudamatsu." Havent been for a few years, actually. I just moved with Motto from Tokuyama to ...