JJ WalshTravel & Life in Hiroshima 79 yrs After the A-bomb Attack2024 marks the 79th year since Hiroshima was the first ever target of an atomic bomb in human history. This is a significant year as there…10 min read·6 days ago----
JJ WalshKYOTO Japan gets a bad rap for OVERTOURISM but is actually BETTER than most top destinationsKyoto was Japan’s capital city for 1,000 years and is still seen as the cultural capital. Anyone who saw Oppenheimer heard how it was…7 min read·May 19, 2024----
JJ WalshThe positive flip-side influence of Japan’s international visitors2024 is set to be the biggest year yet for international visitors coming to Japan and while most news articles focus on overtourism and the…9 min read·May 2, 2024--2--2
JJ WalshCelebrating Rural Japan Life & Reuse of Old Houses at Minka Summit ‘24This year was the 3rd annual Minka Summit and we went back to the beautiful Hanase Village in rural Kyoto for the 3-day event. Old houses…6 min read·Apr 28, 2024--1--1
JJ Walshthis is great news- I have talked with people working in the forest industry who said they couldn't…1 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
JJ WalshPFAS in JapanHave you ever heard of PFAS? I assumed it was connected to plastics, but then I heard a talk on the SMARTLESS podcast with an amazing actor…6 min read·Feb 11, 2024--2--2
JJ WalshSustainable events, apps & tour guiding in JapanThere are so many fabulous things happening in Japan each month to catch up on in terms of sustainability-focused startups, events and…5 min read·Jan 23, 2024----
JJ WalshTop-10 Craft Breweries in Japan from North to SouthJapan has a lot of fabulous craft beer with so many of the brewers incorporating sustainability features like community development and…6 min read·Dec 27, 2023----
JJ WalshCattle Ranching & SustainabilityBingeing the Yellowstone series while recovering from a miserable cold was a much needed distraction from the pain and discomfort in my…8 min read·Dec 21, 2023----
JJ WalshAlex Kerr talks Hidden JapanAlex Kerr is a living treasure of knowledge about all things Japan- especially Japanese culture, tourism, traditional houses, community…4 min read·Dec 17, 2023----
