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A walking edition · Tokyo, the Sanriku Coast and Izu

Japan 2026

Tokyo · the Michinoku Coastal Trail · the Izu Peninsula · 3–20 October 2026
Straight from their phones

The latest day

A dozen frames from the most recent day, in the order they were taken. Tap any of them for the lot.
All 179
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From the galley

The Galley

13 plates so far, photographed by whoever was nearest — the latest from Day Eight. One star each per dish; the most-starred plate becomes the day’s dish. No dish has a star yet — the first tap decides.
Samurai-Ishi to Kuji, 6.35pmJapan, 11.54amJapan, 5.51pmJapan, 5.52pmJapanJapan
★ Star tonight’s dishEvery plate so far
The trip, day by day

The days

Eighteen days in four parts — the city, the coast, the peninsula, the last night. Pages fill as the photographs land.
Day One
Haneda
Day Two
The gate, and the ring
Day Three
A pine on a lawn
Day Four
The small room
Day Five
Under the banner
Day Six
Samurai-Ishi to Kuji
Day Seven
Through the rock
Day Eight
The arch in the sea
Day Nine
Six under the pines
Ten
Day Ten
to come
Eleven
Day Eleven
to come
Twelve
Day Twelve
to come
Thirteen
Day Thirteen
to come
Fourteen
Day Fourteen
to come
Fifteen
Day Fifteen
to come
Sixteen
Day Sixteen
to come
Seventeen
Day Seventeen
to come
Eighteen
Day Eighteen
to come
Addresses worth keeping

The Little Black Book

The tables, the stays, and the people met along the way — the short list you would actually give a friend who asked.
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Black Book
Tables · Stays · People

The site does not come down. It is the same link, in the same group chat, for as long as anyone wants to open it.