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Jun 18, 2021

Re-entering Japan — A Retrospective

A lot of people have a lot of questions about the process for re-entering Japan from abroad, so I wanted to document my experience.

Re-entering Japan — A Retrospective

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May 18, 2021

Dr. JP Coronalove or: Stop Worrying and Get Vaccinated, US Edition

Coronavirus has been crazy across the board, but I can only comment on my experience with it as a US citizen living in Japan. After much…

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Mar 15, 2021

10 Years On: 3/11 in Miyako, Iwate, Day 3

The first two days of the disaster described in brutal detail a new world for those of us on the coast. Our slow life had been perverted…

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Mar 12, 2021

10 Years On: 3/11 Tsunami in Miyako, Day 2

I woke at 7AM on March 12th in Zenrinji to an austere scene. My breath was still visible as I lay warmly under my pile of blankets…

10 Years On: 3/11 Tsunami in Miyako, Day 2

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Mar 9, 2021

10 Years On: 3/11 Tsunami in Miyako, Iwate, Day 1

Something that I rarely hear and that I think bears mentioning when speaking about the March 11th, 2011 earthquake & tsunami is that a few…

March 11th, 2011 tsunami breaches the flood wall at Miyako Bay

Matt Ketchum

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Dec 22, 2020

Minakami Madness: Inaka Luxury

Explore the reaches of rural Japan and see if you, too, begin to redefine what luxury means to you.

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Oct 19, 2020

Akiya Adventures: The Outer Limits

Take a trip with us to a gem of a vacation house buried deep in Chiba Prefecture’s rural reaches.

Sitting on the deck of a property in the Nagara area of Chiba prefecture with its owner.

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Sep 23, 2020

Akiya Adventures, Vol. 6: Sweet Seclusion

Matt ventures up to Nikko city to visit Earth Hostel, a previously abandoned corporate retreat converted into a unique hostel.

Akiya Adventures, Vol. 6: Sweet Seclusion

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Aug 27, 2020

Akiya Adventures Vol. 5: Into the Woods

I’ve recently spent a bit of time out in the Fujino district of Sagamihara in Kanagawa prefecture at Kasamatsu Farms, run by a cheery…

Akiya Adventures Vol. 5: Into the Woods

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Aug 10, 2020

Akiya Adventures, Vol. 4: Thoreau-ly Interesting

Akiya Hunter Matt explores a secluded Shizuoka cabin with a few friends, and has a delicious barbecue atop a previously abandoned akiya.

Akiya Adventures, Vol. 4: Thoreau-ly Interesting

Matt Ketchum

Matt Ketchum

he/him

Entrepreneur, writer, and cultural strategist in Japan. I explore tech, real estate, music, and rural revitalization with sharp insight and wild precision.

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