There has been a long break on this blog once again. Over the past two years, Tabimonogatari has been more dormant than I intended, even though the experiences that usually end up here have very much continued in the background.
In the meantime, I have left Japan again after a wonderful year living in Tokyo, and I am now living in Switzerland again. As is often the case, everyday life moved faster than writing, and many stories remained as notes, or half-finished drafts.
That said, the stories from my time in Japan are far from finished. Quite the opposite: there are many waiting to be written down and shared. I have already started working on several drafts. I will not publish them in a strictly chronological order.
Instead, I would like to start with a new series focusing on my most recent trip to Japan, which took place in November 2025. This journey led me to the Tohoku region in autumn—a part of Japan that remains surprisingly underexplored despite its rich landscapes, strong local identity, and slower rhythm of travel.
I hope you will enjoy this upcoming series, and perhaps more importantly, that it might inspire you to consider Tohoku when planning your own trip to Japan. It is a region that rewards curiosity and patience.
Once this series has concluded, I will try my best to return more regularly and share further stories from my time living in Tokyo. This includes several trips I took while based there, as well as some pieces about what it is like to live in Japan beyond the perspective of a short-term visitor.