Travels in the Snow Country
A piece about my trip to Japan last February is up on the Picador blog site http://www.picador.com/blog/september-2016/lian-hearn-s-travels-in-japan-s-snow-country
The Fireflies of Aioiyama
Himebotaru: the fireflies of Aioiyama (first published in the Bulletin) It is almost completely dark. Monday 29th May. A night with no moon. The sky glows with the lights of the city: it’s really so close but it might be … Continued
Dressing Up in Japan or how I came to terms with cultural appropriation
The Soybean flour café is a small café and antique shop near my friend’s house in Kasugai, about an hour from the centre of Nagoya. I’ve been there a few times to browse among the antiques and drink coffee by … Continued