Hamamatsu

As a trainer, I criss-crossed the country looking after teachers, and, by extension, had lots of opportunities to see new parts of Japan.

Being a trainer means covering for people on vacation and coming up with new programs on the spur of the moment.

During cherry blossom season, Kyoto is sublime.

In one year, I managed to visit all three of Japan's 'Three Great Views.'

The horror and cynicism revealed in the Peace Memorial Museum contrast with Hiroshima's present-day beauty.

Getting 12 trainees from Tokyo to Mishima is a lot like playing the DOS game 'Lemmings.'

Rage Against the Machine comes to Tokyo with nothing new to say, but I do get to stay in a capsule hotel at long last.

There's something wrong with the idea of a Canadian making his first trip to Banff from Japan.