Selected Writing
Here is a selection of my published writing. I currently work as a science writer at a university in Japan. I also write freelance about travel, culture, and life in Japan.
Travel and Life in Japan
Kamikochi: The Ultimate Summer Escape in the Japanese Alps (GaijinPot Blog)
Takedao Tunnel Trail: Japan’s Abandoned Railway Hike Through Dark Tunnels (GaijinPot Blog)
Bring Back the Yukata: Japan Needs Better Summer Workwear (GaijinPot Blog)
A Cozy Long Weekend in Gunma’s Kusatsu Onsen (GaijinPot Blog)
Japan Isn’t a Personality: The Problem With ‘Main Character Expats’ (GaijinPot Blog)
6 Temples in Kyoto and Nara Famous for Their Seasonal Flowers (Tokyo Weekender)
Japan’s digital nomad visa explained: Who qualifies and how to apply (Japan Today)
Is Summer In Japan Really That Bad? (GaijinPot Blog)
What is Cheating Culture in Japan Really Like? (GaijinPot Blog)
Better train etiquette in Japan: Tips for tourists to ride like a local (Japan Today)
10 Tattoo-Friendly Onsen in Kansai (GaijinPot Blog)
5 Places In Japan You Are Not Allowed To Visit (And How to Still Enjoy Them) (GaijinPot Blog)
Science
Fossils found decades ago reveal an extinct giant salamander (EurekAlert!)
A common culture of cave dwellers (EurekAlert!)
How Jupiter cultivated more large moons than Saturn (EurekAlert!)
Chimpanzees can be multitalented musicians (EurekAlert!)
Killer whale communities near Hokkaido (EurekAlert!)
Where the elements come from (EurekAlert!)
Death may suggest we belong to a broader whole (EurekAlert!)
How to turn water into wine, with raisins (EurekAlert!)
Coronal mass ejections at the dawn of the solar system (EurekAlert!)
Do elephants know when we’re looking at them? (EurekAlert!)
Measuring the quantum W state (EurekAlert!)
Feeding massive stars (EurekAlert!)
A new alternative to opioids (EurekAlert!)
Back from the brink of extinction (EurekAlert!)
Do dogs judge you? (EurekAlert!)
It’s never too late to start playing an instrument (EurekAlert!)
Lizards of Madagascar (EurekAlert!)
The purrfect gene (EurekAlert!)
Your cells can hear (EurekAlert!)
There must be some otter way (EurekAlert!)