by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Life in Japan
Have you heard of Mieko Kawakami? When I first moved to Japan, hundreds of us were housed in the Keio Plaza hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. None of us knew each other really though a few had met in the pre-departure, so of course we began with the most basic questions...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Tomes & Tombs
The Kaimanawa Wall is a rock formation near Lake Taupo on the Northern Island. It has the appearance of being a manmade stone structure or wall. Due to sensitivities over Maori culture and history, the wall has not been studied in enough depth to understand whether it...
