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…Jun 15Jun 15
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…May 19May 19
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…May 22May 22
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…Apr 281Apr 281
JJ Walshthis is great news- I have talked with people working in the forest industry who said they couldn't…Apr 28Apr 28
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…Feb 112Feb 112
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…Jan 23Jan 23
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…Dec 27, 2023Dec 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…Dec 21, 2023Dec 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…Dec 17, 2023Dec 17, 2023