Here is the output of my week in Ishinomaki in March 2018, with the first Sosei Partners Writers Program. I had a brilliant week meeting the diverse people making the present and future of Ishinomaki such an interesting place.
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Now I'm back from the voyage of a lifetime, I can explain why this page has been quiet for some months.
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I came to climb Mount Fuji relatively early in my hiking-life. Although it commands the throne of the highest peak in Japan, its broad conical shape, which has been venerated for centuries, allows for some relatively straightforward trails.
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We set off on the 112, that graceful route through the mountainous heart of Yamagata prefecture, on a sunny day in August.
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Imagine a place lush and green with nature, where – beyond the big city - small villages and farming communities dot the landscape.
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There's something magic about islands. There they are, when in view, almost perceptibly in reach, but you can never get there without distinct purpose and means.
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With the dependable snows of Yamagata, snowboarding has become the heart of winter for me, the fulcrum about which all other activities turn when the mercury is low.
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The place I live is called Yamagata. In Japanese, this literally means "mountain-shaped". In a couple of years here, I have fallen under the spell of these most-unchanging facets of nature, and they have certainly changed me.
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