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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

A Goddess, Two Cows, and a Chinese Man on a Mission: Matsumoto's Gofuku-ji Temple

 

How I Got  Here

Years ago I landed a writing gig with the Japan Tourism Agency. This was right up my alley as it involved a paid weekend of travel. But there was a catch. JTA wasn't going to let me bullshit the 20 million foreign visitors they were expecting to soon attract annually. I had to write stuff that was factually accurate and free of sarcasm.

There's a first time for everything I guess.