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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