Sit around the online ‘Songwriting Campfire’ with singer-songwriter/composer Dan Whitehouse and artist mentor Katie Whitehouse for a day and write several songs (or song sketches). Working by ear, and improvisation, not music theory based, use simple musical games and...
I’m sat on the opposite side of the glass this morning, as the coffee shop’s closed for New Year’s Day. Japan closes down for the first 3 days of January; pretty much the only time of year you’ll witness such a universal shut down of business. Last night was busy!...
It’s a sharp, cold morning down at the bay, 5 degrees and dark clouds hang low on the horizon, giving a ghostly feel to the pre-dawn. I’m pleased to see one of the sun worshippers back – we’d all been worried about him and it turns out he had indeed been in a...
The train is fast and efficient. This is the bullet train (Shinkansen), they built the first one back in 1964 and have continued to develop it over the years, the pride of the island. Leg room for days and seats that can spin around if you want to face the person...
This is not my first Christmas morning in Japan, and sitting here in the park as I write this certainly beats my 2021 experience in that quarantine hotel. It was like something out of 1984, I didn’t see or speak to another human face to face for 7 days, a loud speaker...
