Northern Kyoto / Notes and projects
To the other side of Kyoto.
I've been coming to northern Kyoto for over twenty years. My wife is from here, and we've built a house by the sea. This is where I keep my field notes, my projects, and the things I notice along the way.
Northern Kyoto turns toward the Sea of Japan: fishing towns, mountain edges, pine sandbars, and old roads. Two hours from Kyoto city, and a different country.
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Projects
Things I'm building and learning from.
Field notes for a place in motion.
Deep Kyoto: A Deep Blue Zone
Kyotango's unusual longevity offers a glimpse of both the promise and pressure of an aging society.
02The Silent Ballot
Why regional Japan's candidate shortage is reshaping civic life.
03From Bears to Borders
A bear on the Amanohashidate sandbar points to a larger shortage of human attention in an aging Japan.
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The archive of small observations, practical notes, and fragments from northern Kyoto.