June 24, 2026
Picture of Japanese monkeys in a natural steam bath on someone's solo trip to Japan. TEXT: Of Shoes, Snow, and Monkeys in a Hot Tub - Travel Reflections - C. Alokita
Published by C. Alokita at June 24, 2026
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Of Shoes, Snow, and Monkeys in a Hot Tub

I was on my first solo trip in Japan. I had arrived in the country as a researcher, full of ambition, and had spent several months being systematically humbled by both the language and the experiments. Nagano felt like a necessary exhale; somewhere to exist without obligation…
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March 16, 2026
Beautiful, vivid blue and green scenery of mountains surrounding a lake in Japan. View is from the peak of Shizugatake - TEXT: Echoes of WAr; Shizugatake of Japan - C. Alokita - Creative Travel
Published by C. Alokita at March 16, 2026
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Echoes of War: Shizugatake of Japan

A mountain peak with a weighty past stands on a ridge connecting two beautiful lakes of Japan: Shizugatake. From a distance it appears peaceful like any other green slope in rural Japan. But as you climb, you can feel the lingering silence of a decisive battle that took place here centuries ago.
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August 5, 2025
Split background image with orange-red at top and chocolate brown at bottom. In the middle, an anime collage from Vinland Saga appears, with the word "Review" in glowing white letters rests. At the top, Anime Show and at the bottom C. Alokita rest. White MockingOwl Roost logo at the bottom in right hand corner.
Published by C. Alokita at August 5, 2025
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Vinland Saga: Historical, Action, Anime Review

What does a revenge-blinded soul do upon realising that vengeance was only a self-created prison and peace might be the only true rebellion? Vinland Saga tells us this story in the subtext of medieval Europe, where Thorfinn, stuck in the never-ending cycle of war, evolves from a bloodthirsty viking to a seeker of peace.
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